A numerical solution for conducting bodies of arbitrary shape

Abstract

An efficient numerical technique based on a Fourier expansion of the surface current is developed to study the electromagnetic scattering from three-dimensional geometries of arbitrary shape. In this method, the discrete domain representing the structure surface is geometrically represented by two orthogonal contours. One is selected along the intersection of the x–z plane with the object's surface, and the other along the corresponding one in the x–y plane. Entire domain basis functions are selected for the current component in the x–y plane, and subdomain linear basis functions are used to represent the other current component. The method of moments is used to solve the problem numerically. The technique is then applied to study the scattering from discrete surfaces such as squares and rectangles, to compare them with those of the coordinate-transformation technique developed earlier. The behavior of the solutions with the number of modes is investigated to determine their coupling.