Hybrid moment-method physical-optics formulation for modeling the electromagnetic behavior of on-board antennas

Abstract

On-board antenna design involves aspects such as optimization of radiation patterns, control of electromagnetic interference and disturbance (EMC/EMI), the assessment of radiation hazards, etc. This paper describes a hybrid moment-method physical-optics (MM–PO) approach that has been shown to be an efficient and accurate tool to predict the above-mentioned electromagnetic aspects concerning antennas installed on board. Some numerical results are presented and compared with a reference MM solution in order to illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed approach. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 27: 88–93, 2000.