Computer Aided Optimal Design of Horn Radiators for Satellite Communication
C. Hartwanger, K. Schittkowski, H. Wolf: Engineering Optimization, Vol. 33, 221-244 (2000)
Abstract: The intention of the paper is to outline a mathematical model for
designing high performance circular corrugated horns using an
optimization algorithm. The proposed approach is based on an
analytical computation of the electromagnetic field in the aperture
that generates a given far field. In a subsequent step, the inner
geometry of a corrugated horn is adjusted by an optimization
algorithm (sequential quadratic programming) to generate the aperture
field. For the computation of the electromagnetic fields an analysis
routine of Kuehn and Hombach is applied. The method has been
successfully applied to design corrugated horns which radiate a given
directional field pattern.
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