Preface xv
 
Acknowledgments xxi
 
Acronyms xxiii
 
Chapter 1. Electromagnetic Modeling of Composite Metallic and Dielectric Structures Using Higher Order Basis Functions 1
 
1.0 Summary
 
1.1 Integral Equations for Dielectric Structures
 
1.2 A General Formulation for the Analysis of Composite Metallic and Dielectric Structures 5
 
1.3 Geometric Modeling 8
 
1.4 MoM Modeling of the Structures 14
 
1.5 Description of Higher Order Basis Functions 21
 
1.6 Testing Procedure 28
 
1.7 Modeling of the Excitations 35
 
1.8 Examples Illustrating the Requirements of the Geometrical Modeling 39
 
1.9 Examples Illustrating the Salient Features of the Higher Order Basis Functions 43
 
1.10 Performance of the PMCHW Formulation Using Higher Order Basis Functions for Different Values of the Dielectric Constants 48
 
1.11 Performance of the PMCHW Formulation at Very Low Frequencies Using Higher Order Basis Functions for Dielectric Bodies 50
 
1.12 Evaluation of Antenna and Scatterer Characteristics 52
 
1.13 Conclusions 55
 
References 55
 
Chapter 2. Parallel In-Core and Out-of-Core LU Factorization for Solving a Matrix Equation and the Corresponding Parallel Matrix Filling in HOBBIES 57
 
2.0 Summary 5
 
2.1 Matrix Equation Resulting from a MoM Code 58
 
2.2 In-core Matrix Equation Solver 58
 
2.3 Parallel Implementation of an In-core Solver 60
 
2.4 Data Decomposition for an Out-of-Core Solver 64
 
2.5 On-slab, Left-looking, Out-of-core LU Algorithm 66
 
2.6 Solving a Matrix Equation Using the Out-of-core LU Matrices 74
 
2.7 Parallel In-core and Out-of-core Matrix Filling Schemes 76
 
2.8 Conclusions 80
 
References 81
 
Chapter 3. Getting Started and Working with HOBBIES Projects 83
 
3.0 Summary 83
 
3.1 System Requirements 83
 
3.2 Installing HOBBIES 84
 
3.3 Starting HOBBIES 90
 
3.4 Navigation through HOBBIES 91
 
3.5 Working with HOBBIES Projects 101
 
3.6 Flowchart for Making a HOBBIES Simulation 103
 
3.7 Exiting HOBBIES 105
 
3.8 Getting Help 105
 
3.9 Quick Start 105
 
3.10 Conclusion 106
 
References 106
 
Chapter 4. Creating a Geometry Model in HOBBIES 107
 
4.0 Summary 107
 
4.1 Creating a Simple Model Using the Structure Menu 107
 
4.2 Creating an Arbitrarily Shaped Model Using the Geometry Menu 156
 
4.3 Operations on a Model 171
 
4.4 Manipulations on a Model 189
 
4.5 Delete a Model 197
 
4.6 Conclusion 197
 
References 198
 
Chapter 5. Meshing a Model in HOBBIES 199
 
5.0 Summary 199
 
5.1 Unstructured Mesh 200
 
5.2 Structured Mesh 202
 
5.3 Element Type 205
 
5.4 Mesh Criteria 206
 
5.5 Reset Mesh Data 207
 
5.6 Draw 208
 
5.7 Generate Mesh 210
 
5.8 Erase Mesh 211
 
5.9 Edit Mesh 211
 
5.10 Show Errors 212
 
5.11 Mesh Quality 213
 
5.12 Mesh Options from Model 214
 
5.13 Mesh Generation Example for Surfaces 214
 
5.14 Example of Mesh Generation for a Curve 218

5.15 Assigning Element Sizes for Generating the Mesh 221
 
5.16 Conclusion 226
 
References 226
 
Chapter 6. Setting up a HOBBIES Solution and Running a Simulation 227
 
6.0 Summary 227
 
6.1 Operation Mode 228
 
6.2 Units 228
 
6.3 Frequency Range 230
 
6.4 Domains 230
 
6.5 Loadings 238
 
6.6 Excitation 242
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