Microwave antennas are used in numerous applications for telecommunications, navigation,
monitoring of industrial processes, medical imaging, etc. Modern designs often involve a
number of antennas that operate jointly in a so-called array antenna. In some cases, it
is necessary to integrate the antenna in an existing platform for other purposes such as
aerodynamical performance of a vehicle. Such antennas are referred to as conformal array
antennas. The analysis and design of array antennas is difficult, and this is
particularly true for conformal array antennas. This talk addresses computational
techniques based on the finite element method for the analysis and design of array
antennas. In particular, the talk focuses on time-domain methods that are useful for
antennas with broad frequency-band operation.
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