Fast Hybrid Computational Technique for the Analysis of Radome Structures Using Dual Domain Decomposition

This work details a technique tailored to the analysis of complex radome structures based on the non-overlapping separation of two different domains: antenna and radome. Both domains are analyzed isolated using the method of moments with the multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MoM-MLFMA) for the an...

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Published in:Electronics (Basel) 2021-09, Vol.10 (18), p.2196
Main Authors: Delgado, Carlos, García, Eliseo, Cátedra, Felipe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Antennas
Basis functions
Decomposition
Domain decomposition methods
Embedded structures
Iterative methods
Method of moments
Multipoles
Radomes
Satellite communications
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Summary:This work details a technique tailored to the analysis of complex radome structures based on the non-overlapping separation of two different domains: antenna and radome. Both domains are analyzed isolated using the method of moments with the multilevel fast multipole algorithm (MoM-MLFMA) for the antenna domain and a modified characteristic basis function method with the multilevel fast multipole algorithm approach for the radome domain. An iterative procedure is then applied to compute the effect of each domain over the complementary domain. This approach usually converges into a few iterations, yielding very good results and significant efficiency improvements with respect to other efficient approaches such as a full-wave MoM-MLFMA analysis of the full problem. A realistic test case is included, considering a radome with an embedded frequency selective structure on one of its interfaces. The results show a very good agreement considering only three iterations between domains, requiring only one-third of the CPU-time needed by the conventional approach.
ISSN:2079-9292
2079-9292
DOI:10.3390/electronics10182196