Title :
A hybrid time domain technique combining the finite element, finite difference and integral equation methods
Author :
Monorchio, A. ; Bretones, A.R. ; Gomez Martin, R. ; Manara, G. ; Mittra, R.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Inf. Eng., Pisa Univ., Italy
Abstract :
A new hybrid method in the time domain that combines the three well-known numerical techniques, viz., the finite differences time domain (FDTD), the finite element (FE) and the method of moments (MoM), is presented. It combines the desirable features of the individual techniques for analyzing different parts of the problem for which they are best suited. The method is used to analyse radiation from thin wire antennas in the presence of arbitrarily shaped bodies.
Keywords :
antenna theory; finite difference time-domain analysis; finite element analysis; method of moments; wire antennas; FDTD; FE; MoM; arbitrarily shaped bodies; finite differences time domain analysis; finite elements; hybrid time domain technique; method of moments; thin wire antennas; Electromagnetic scattering; Finite difference methods; Finite element methods; Geometry; Integral equations; Iron; Message-oriented middleware; Moment methods; Time domain analysis; Wire;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2000. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6369-8
DOI :
10.1109/APS.2000.875309
