Scattering analysis of a large body with deep cavities

Jian Liu, Jian Ming Jin

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Abstract

A numerical scheme is presented for simulating electromagnetic scattering from a large and arbitrarily shaped body, coated with inhomogeneous composite materials, with large and deep cavities. This numerical scheme employs the higher order vector finite-element method (FEM) to discretize the fields inside the cavities and coatings and the higher order boundary integral (BI) method to terminate the FEM computational domain. A highly efficient special solver is designed to eliminate the unknowns inside the cavities, which yields a computed relation (CR) matrix over the cavity's aperture between the tangential electric and magnetic fields. This CR matrix is then combined with the finite element-boundary integral (FE-BI) matrix equation to form a complete linear system for the discrete fields everywhere in the computational domain. The resulting system is solved iteratively using a novel preconditioner derived by replacing the BI with a corresponding absorbing boundary condition (ABC).

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1157-1167
Number of pages11
JournalIEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation
Volume51
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2003

Keywords

  • Boundary integral equations
  • Electromagnetic scattering
  • Finite-element methods (FEMs)
  • Numerical analysis
  • Radar cross section (RCS)

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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