Hybrid moment-method physical-optics formulation for modeling the electromagnetic behavior of on-board antennas

On-board antenna design involves aspects such as optimization of radiation patterns, control of electromagnetic interference and disturbance (EMC/EMI) , the assessment of radiation hazards, etc. This paper describes a hybrid m oment-method physical-optics (MM-PO) approach that has been shown to be an efficient and accurate tool to predict the above-mentioned electromagnetic aspects concerning antennas installed on board. Some numerical results are presented and compared with a reference MM solution in order to illustrate the accuracy and efficiency of the proposed approach. (C) 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.