A
About HOBBIES, see Help menu
Accuracy
calculation, 45, 50, 51, 217, 219, 260, 261, 265, 436, 440, 444, 449, 458, 489
integral, see Options
Admittance, 37, 39, 53, 250, 303, 329, 401, 404, 405, 414, 418, 496, 497, 504
Align, see Manipulation
Antenna
dipole, 36, 38, 39, 325, 327–329, 370, 371, 373, 378, 380, 382, 383, 386, 399, 401–404, 406–408, 512, 522, 526–528
monopole, 37, 38, 341, 342, 392, 428, 429, 432, 433, 436, 527–529
Antenna array
L-band, 451
linear array, 329, 411–419, 526, 528
microstrip patch array, 436–438, 452–456
slotted waveguide array, 254, 444, 445, 447, 448, 450, 511–513, 515
Antenna modes, see Operation mode
Anti-symmetry, see Symmetry
Arc, see Line
Assign
domains, see Domain
sizes, 221. See also Unstructured mesh
Auto-mesh divisions, 130, 134, 137, 140
B
Basic linear algebra communication subroutines (BLACS), 61, 62
Basic linear algebra subroutines (BLAS), 60–63
Basis function
higher order, 21, 28, 43, 45–48, 50, 76–78, 449, 453
patch basis function, 25–27, 33
polynomial, 20–22, 31, 33, 45, 77, 78, 115, 260, 262
Rao-Wilton-Glisson (RWG), 449, 453–455
segment basis function, 22
Benchmark
function, see Test function
Biconical, see Antenna
Bilinear surface, 14, 17–20, 24, 32, 34, 35
Block
column, 63, 65–68, 70, 71, 73, 79
Block-cyclic distribution, see Data distribution
Block matrix, 59
Block partitioned algorithm, 60
Block size, 59, 63, 64, 68, 72, 75
Boolean operations (union, intersection, subtraction, subtract and intersect), 125, 169, 173, 186, 188
Bowtie, see Antenna
Buffer
in-core buffer per core, 267, 268
C
Circle, see Object
Clone graph, 285–287, 303, 306
Coaxial line excitation, see Generator
Collapse, 102, 173, 183, 184, 212, 519
Combined junction, see Junction
Command line, 90, 91, 101, 157, 161, 171, 279, 280
Composite structure, 5, 350, 360, 444, 451
Computational electromagnetics (CEM), 14
Compute node, 61, 73, 76, 77, 79
Computer
Concentrated loadings, see Loadings
Conductivity, 231, 238, 240, 377, 378, 394, 428, 430, 431
Cone, 11, 100, 129, 136–138, 171, 172, 337, 460–462. See also Object
Conical, see Wire
Contextual menu, see Mouse menu
Control point, 13, 14, 179, 181
Copy, see Manipulation
Comer reflector, 407. See also Scatterer
CPU
multicore, 77
quad-core, 272
single-core, 466
time, see Time
Current
distribution, 20, 22, 26, 53, 76, 232, 277, 278, 316–319, 337, 338, 345, 369, 399–406, 411, 413–415, 418, 419, 428, 431, 437, 457, 461, 463, 466, 471, 474, 475
electric current, 3, 6–8, 24, 25, 32, 38, 50, 58, 232, 233, 236, 275, 277, 278, 316–320, 350, 369, 370, 402, 406, 415, 419
expansion, 21, 24, 26, 35, 44, 48, 52, 53, 104, 260, 262, 263, 328, 338. See also Options
magnetic current, 3, 6–8, 24, 29, 32, 36–38, 50, 58, 233, 236, 275, 277, 278, 316, 320, 350, 369, 370
Cylinder, 9, 11, 18, 39, 40, 129, 133–136, 165, 170, 172, 182, 214, 216–218, 323. See also Object
D
Data distribution, 66
block-cyclic distribution, 63
Define
domains, see Domain
junctions, see Junction
Delete
meshed nodes/elements, 212
Delta-function generator, see Generator
Dielectric structures, 2, 3, 5, 232, 234, 320, 350, 354, 358, 360
Dipole, see Antenna
Distributed loadings, see Loadings
Domain
editing domains, 236
list, 230, 280, 350, 352, 358, 361, 364, 366, 369, 370, 372, 374, 376, 382, 384, 386, 387, 394, 397, 428, 430, 433, 435
Double ogive, see Benchmark
Draw
axis, 520
Edge basis function, see basis function
Edit
domains, see Domain
mesh, see Mesh
Electric current, see Current
Electric field, see Field
Electric field integral equation (EFIE), see Integral equation
Element
smooth elements, 212
quadrilateral, 205
segment, 205
Equivalent principle, 3
Erase mesh, see Mesh
Exchange, see Preferences
Excitation, 35–39, 58, 76, 95, 103, 228, 244, 248, 249, 264, 270, 284, 285, 288, 306, 309, 318, 322, 323, 345, 350, 399, 403, 411, 424, 426, 447, 499, 500, 505, 512
matrix, see Voltage matrix
Export
binary post-process, 277
F
Field
electric field, 2–5, 7, 30, 35–39, 53–55, 248, 285, 286, 299, 303, 305, 309, 333, 358–360
far field, 53, 54, 104, 254, 258, 399, 403, 407, 428, 431, 436, 448, 496, 497, 501, 504, 505, 509. See also Output settings
magnetic field, 2–5, 30, 35–37, 54, 305, 309, 358–360
near field, 24, 53, 103, 254, 256, 257, 259, 260, 275, 277, 278, 304–311, 313–316, 318, 330, 332, 333, 356, 358, 461, 463, 471, 475, 496, 497, 501–504. See also Output settings
Files menu, 91, 92, 102, 103, 105, 168, 274, 275, 293, 320
Fitness
Fonts, see Preferences
Format, see Preferences
Frequency
range, 52, 103, 230, 240, 242, 325, 373, 380, 385, 428, 500
start frequency, 230, 262, 284, 323, 500, 505
stop frequency, 103, 210, 230, 262, 323, 500, 505
Frozen layer, 196, 212, 519, 522. See also Layers
G
Gain, 41, 42, 54, 55, 249, 286, 288, 291, 295, 298, 327, 328, 340, 380, 382, 401, 402, 404–406, 410, 411, 414, 415, 418, 419, 424, 431, 432, 436, 440, 444, 454, 455, 481, 497, 504, 505, 509, 510
Galerkin's method, 28
General, see Preferences
Generate mesh, see Mesh
Generator, see Excitation
all generators mode, 228, 325, 329, 334, 411, 437, 497, 500. See also Operation mode
coaxial cable, 247
delta-function, 36, 37, 245–247, 322
frill, 36, 38, 39, 245, 246, 403
label, see Label
one generator at a time mode, 53, 228, 329, 411, 416, 418, 497. See also Operation mode
type 2, 245
type 3, 245
Generatrix, 17, 18, 22, 31, 461
Geometric modeling, 8, 14, 107
Geometry from elements, 168
Geometry from mesh, 167
Geometry menu, 93, 94, 130, 157–162, 166–171, 173, 176–179, 183, 184, 186, 188, 214
Goal value, 480, 498, 499, 505
Graph, 293, 295. See also Export results
Graphical, see Preferences
Green's function, 7, 29–31, 35, 38
Grid, see Preferences
Ground, 37, 38, 231, 232, 428–433, 436, 437, 452, 464, 528, 529
H
Hard disk, 64, 65, 67, 68, 73, 79, 80, 266, 268, 312, 468
Helical, see Antenna
Helix, 9, 10, 12, 151, 218–220
Help menu, 90, 96, 105, 275, 277, 506, 525
High performance computing (HPC), 270, 272
Higher Order Basis Based Integral Equation Solver (HOBBIES), 1, 81, 83, 107, 199, 227, 273, 321, 443, 479, 517, 525
Higher order basis function, see Basis function
HOBBIES menu, 95
HOBBIES project, 86, 101–103, 107, 214, 268, 480, 487, 503
HOBBIES results menu, 275, 276, 280
Hole
Horn, see Antenna
I
Impedance, 36, 45, 46, 53, 54, 239–243, 249, 303, 327, 329, 365, 385, 386, 389–392, 394, 481, 496, 504, 527
Impedance matrix, 30, 32–34, 58, 77–80, 264, 265
Import, 102, 103, 168, 183, 212, 519
In-core buffer, see Buffer
In-core matrix filling, see Matrix filling
In-core solver, see Solver
Integral accuracy, see Options
Integral equation (IE)
surface integral equation (SIE), 2
Internet protocol (IP), 77
Intersection, 173, 184–189. See also Boolean operations
Iteration
iterations of method, 491
maximum iteration, 488, 489, 491, 492, 513
show all iterations, 492
J
Join
lines, 177
Junction, 121
combined junction, 21, 125, 322, 334, 342, 344, 345
label, see Label
list, 101, 112, 121–123, 334, 336, 338, 340, 341, 344, 346, 348, 372, 386, 387, 394, 397, 428, 430, 433, 435, 437, 440
nontrivial junction, 21, 340, 372
surface-to-surface junction, 322, 329
wire-to-surface junction, 20, 21, 39, 121, 124, 125, 264, 329, 333, 334, 338, 340, 342, 344, 345
wire-to-wire junction, 21, 322
K
Kirchhoff's current law, 20, 340
Label
concentrated loading label, 100, 244
distributed loading label, 100
node label, 100, 108–112, 117, 121
segment label, 220
surface label, 100, 118, 120, 121
wire label, 100, 113, 116, 117
Label font, 519
Label icon, 111, 116, 121, 123
Label menu, 97, 219, 292, 301, 314, 318
Layers, 99, 156, 167, 168, 196, 206, 212, 232, 234, 519–524
Left-looking algorithm, 67–69, 73
Legend, 284, 285, 288, 289, 297, 298, 303, 306
font, 519
Library package
LINPACK, 59
Line
arc, 100, 161, 162, 173, 175, 178
NURBS line, 100, 103, 150, 158, 159, 163, 168, 169, 173, 177–180, 182
operations, 177
parametric line, 129, 149–153, 160, 162, 218
polyline, 160, 161, 171, 173, 174, 177–179, 194, 195
straight line, 100, 157, 158, 161, 184, 195, 196
Linux, see Operation system
Loadings
concentrated loadings, 238, 242–244, 377, 389, 394, 395, 528
label, see Label
list, 101, 244, 377, 390–392, 395, 397
distributed loadings, 238–242, 377, 378, 382, 383, 386, 389, 394, 395, 526–528
label, see Label
list, 101, 377, 378, 385, 388, 394, 395
LU factorization (decomposition), 58, 60, 65–67, 69, 71–73, 264, 449, 467
M
Magnetic current, see Current
Magnetic field, see Field
Manipulation
copy (translation, rotation, mirror, scale, offset, sweep, align), 99, 189–196
move (translation, rotation, mirror, scale, offset, align), 196
Mathematical
Matrix
avoided, 264. See also Options
equation, 53, 58, 59, 74–76, 79, 263, 264
filling
inversion, see Options
solving, 58, 62, 74, 75, 457, 466, 467
Mesh
erase mesh, 211
generate mesh, 130, 134, 137, 205, 210, 215, 219, 221, 222, 224, 225, 519
options from model, 214
size, 130, 133, 134, 136, 137, 201–203, 207, 208, 210, 211, 216, 218–221, 223, 225, 519
structured mesh, 170, 200, 202–205, 209, 217–220
unstructured mesh, 200–204, 207–210, 217–222, 224–226, 518, 519
Mesh menu, 95
Mesher
Rjump, 206, 209, 222, 225, 519
Rsurf, 519
Meshing, see Preferences
Message passing interface (MPI), 61–63, 85, 266, 267, 270, 529
Metallic structures, 264, 322, 333, 350, 354, 360, 361
Method of Moments (MoM), 8, 14–16, 28, 46, 58, 66, 76, 79, 81, 112, 265, 266
Microstrip patch, see Antenna
Microstrip patch array, see Antenna array
Mirror, see Manipulation
Monopole, see Antenna
Mouse menu, 93, 96–98, 163, 165, 171, 175, 185, 197, 278, 292, 293, 301, 304, 307, 314, 318, 520
Move, see Manipulation
node, 211. See also Edit mesh
Multicore, see CPU
N
NASA almond, see Benchmark
Near field, see Field
2D, 304
3D, 308
Network parameters, 52, 53, 103, 260, 277, 278, 303, 327, 329, 337, 340, 372, 373, 380, 385, 388, 391, 398, 401, 405, 414, 418, 496, 497
Node, 108
label, see Label
Node basis function, see Basis function
Non Uniform Rational B-Spline (NURBS), 8. See also Line and Surface
Non-zero-field region, 5
Nontrivial junction, see Junction
Number of unknowns, 45, 46, 48, 50, 77, 79, 239, 248, 265, 268–270, 385, 388, 398, 399, 410, 436, 445, 449, 453, 457, 466, 467
O
list, 101, 112, 129, 130, 135, 142, 150, 152, 156
Offset, see Manipulation
Operating system (OS)
Linux, 83
Microsoft windows, 83, 84, 86, 87, 89, 266, 270, 312, 529
Operation mode
antenna modes, 101, 228, 254, 258, 283, 284, 288, 295, 301, 304, 308
scatterer modes, 101, 228, 258, 283, 288, 295, 301, 329
Optimization algorithms
Particle swarm optimization (PSO), 480, 482, 485, 486, 488–490, 508–510, 514
Powell's method, 480, 482, 488, 489, 507, 508, 513
Simplex (Nelder-Mead) method, 480, 482–484, 486, 488–490, 507–510
Options
current expansion, 260, 262, 263, 328, 338
integral accuracy, 43, 44, 104, 260–262
matrix inversion, 104, 260, 263, 264
Out-of-core matrix filling, see Matrix filling
Out-of-core solver, see Solver
Output settings, 103, 228, 248, 254, 286
Overlay, 285, 303, 306. See also Clone graphs
Parallel solvers, 265, 266, 270, 272, 529
Parametric
equation, 14, 18, 19, 28, 143, 147, 149, 150, 458
line, see Line
surface, see Surface
Particle swarm optimization (PSO), see Optimization algorithms
Patch basis function, see Basis function
Pattern, see Radiation pattern and Scattering pattern
Perfect electric conductor (PEC), 5, 6, 8, 17, 21, 29, 32, 119, 230, 239, 249, 250, 330, 350, 377, 392, 399, 401, 405, 407, 415, 416, 418, 420, 421, 423–425, 427, 466, 471, 527, 528. See also Symmetry
Perfect magnetic conductor (PMC), 249, 250, 399, 401, 403–405, 411–414, 420, 421, 423, 528. See also Symmetry
Permittivity, 2, 5, 48, 50, 51, 231, 352, 354, 376, 382, 386, 437
Pivot
vector, 68
Plane wave, see Excitation
Poggio–Miller–Chang–Harrington–Wu (PMCHW), see Integral equation
Polygon, see Object
Polyline, 160. See also Line
Polynomial, see Basis function
Post-processing
entering, 274
leaving, 320
Powell's method, see Optimization algorithms
Pre-HOBBIES, 268
Precision, see Options
Preferences, 517
Exchange, 519
Fonts, 519
Format, 520
General, 517
Graphical, 518
Grid, 520
Meshing, 518
Print, 99, 277. See also Files menu
Prism, 100, 129, 139–143, 171, 366, 367, 370, 527. See also Object
Process
column, 63
row, 63
Q
Quad-core, see CPU
Quadrilateral, 16, 18, 19, 42–45, 50, 51, 77, 78, 103, 119, 121, 167, 203, 205, 211, 214–217, 221, 226, 236, 250. See also Element type
R
Radar cross section (RCS), 39, 55, 288, 458
Bistatic RCS, 48, 49, 55, 325, 330, 420, 424, 465–469, 471, 473
Bistatic RCS mode, 228, 323, 351, 356, 361, 366
Monostatic RCS, 40, 42, 44, 45, 50, 55, 248, 348, 349, 377, 424, 458–462
Monostatic RCS mode, 228, 345, 374,
Radiation pattern, 231, 232, 258, 275, 325, 327, 328, 378–380, 399, 401, 403, 404, 407, 410, 411, 413, 416, 417, 428–431, 433, 435, 436, 440, 442, 445–448, 450–453, 455, 481, 513–515
2D, 260, 283–295, 301, 302, 304, 307, 410, 431, 436, 440
3D, 259, 283, 295–301, 327, 328, 340, 341, 456–458
Radome, 382, 383, 451, 522, 526, 527
Random access memory (RAM), 65, 73, 77–79, 266–270, 444, 445
Range
frequency range, see Frequency
radiation (scattering) pattern range, 258, 259
Rao–Wilton–Glisson (RWG), see Basis function
Rectangle, see Object
mesh data, see Mesh
MPI, 266
Resistor, 242, 389, 394, 395, 528
Resolution, 292, 298, 364, 372, 376, 380, 385, 391, 398, 431
measurement, 451
Rfast, see Mesher
Right-hand side, 74
Right-looking algorithm, 67, 68, 71–73
Right-truncated cone, 17, 18, 20, 323. See also Truncated cone
Rjump, see Mesher
Rotate
menu, 97. See also Mouse menu
Rotation, see Manipulation
Rsurf, see Mesher
Run HOBBIES menu, 96
S
S parameter, see Network parameters
Scalable linear algebra package (ScaLAPACK), see Library package
Scale, see Manipulation
Scatterer
coated surface, 361, 362, 364, 365, 366, 527
composite prism, 366, 367, 370, 527
conducting cube, 43, 46, 48, 49, 330, 333, 526
conducting plate, 374, 376, 377, 428, 429, 527
comer reflector, 419–421, 424, 425, 528, 529
dielectric cube, 43, 45, 48, 49, 350–352, 356, 360, 526, 527
linear wire, 39, 40, 323, 325, 527
Scatterer modes, see Operation mode
Scattering pattern, 258, 275, 323, 324, 346, 348, 351, 353, 354, 364, 376, 420, 422. See also Radiation pattern
3D, 277, 278, 295, 309, 313, 314
Segment, see Element type
Segment basis function, see Basis function
Segment label, see Label
Show mesh errors, 212
Simplex (Nelder-Mead) method, see Optimization algorithms
Simulated model, 275, 278–281, 297
Single-core, see CPU
Slab, 65, 66, 68, 71, 73, 79, 80
Slab solver, 68
one-slab solver, 73
Slotted waveguide array, see Antenna array
Smooth elements, see Element
Solver
Sommerfeld, 428, 431, 432, 435, 436
Sphere, 16, 42, 50–52, 100, 126–132, 172, 522, 523. See also Object
Structured mesh, see Mesh
Subtraction, see Boolean operations
Surface
bilinear surface, 14, 17–20, 24, 32, 34, 35, 118
Boolean operations, 186–188. See also Boolean operations
label, see Label
mesh, 167, 206, 209. See also Mesh
NURBS surface, 9, 14–16, 144, 160, 163–167, 173, 176, 177, 181–183, 185, 196, 203, 204, 214, 216, 329, 350, 354
parametric surface, 9–12, 14, 129, 143–145, 147–149, 166
Surface-to-surface junction, see Junction
Surface integral equation (SIE), see Integral equation
Sweep, see Manipulation
Symbol, 103, 129, 153, 480, 481, 487, 489–491, 493, 506, 507, 509–511, 513
list, 101, 112, 153–156, 493, 494, 513, 514
Symmetry, 248, 249, 403, 407, 419
Anti-Symmetry, 249, 399, 407, 415, 424
PEC, 249
PMC, 249
T
Test (benchmark) function, 507–509
Testing function, 31–34, 76, 78
Time
CPU time, 35, 261, 264, 268, 445
Toolbar in post-processing
Standard, 277
View operation, 277
Toolbar in pre-processing
Geometry and view operation, 99
HOBBIES solution setting, 100
Numerate, 100
Run HOBBIES, 100
Standard, 99
Top menu, see Menu
Torus, see Object
Translation, see Manipulation
Transverse electromagnetic (TEM), 36–39, 245, 246, 403
Truncated cone, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 31, 323, 458, 460–462
U
Uncollapse, 184
Union, see Boolean operations
Units, 103, 228, 229, 249, 277, 401, 404, 418
Unstructured mesh, see Mesh
Utilities menu, 93, 94, 99, 162, 183, 196, 211, 222, 224, 517, 520
V
View
domains, see Domain
mesh, 205, 209, 217, 219, 222, 330
process information, 270
Virtual memory, 65
Voltage
matrix, 58
standing wave radio (VSWR), 447
Volume, 93, 100, 125–128, 169–171, 173, 174, 176, 183, 184, 188, 189, 191, 195, 196, 213, 214, 519
Boolean operations, 188, 189. See also Boolean operations
label, see Label
W
Wave, see Excitation
Weight, 180, 181, 204, 205, 480, 481, 499, 500, 503–505, 510
Weighting function, see Testing function
Windows, see Operating system
label, see Label
list, 101, 112–116, 150, 156, 158–161, 236, 238, 255, 262, 263, 324, 325, 327, 334, 336, 338, 340, 341, 344, 345, 348, 370, 372, 384, 386, 387, 389, 390, 392–394, 397, 399, 401, 403, 404, 407, 410, 411, 413, 416, 417, 428, 430, 433, 435, 437, 440
Wire-to-surface junction, see Junction
Wire-to-wire junction, see Junction
X
XP, see Windows
Y
Y parameter, see Network parameters
Z
Z parameter, see Network parameters
Zero-field region, 5
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