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Optimized Design Methodology Of Cavity-Backed Microstrip Antennas With Dielectric Overlays, Douglas J. Hermes
Optimized Design Methodology Of Cavity-Backed Microstrip Antennas With Dielectric Overlays, Douglas J. Hermes
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The optimized design methodology implemented in this research employs a design methodology, namely Response Surface Methodology (RSM), that is relatively new to the electromagnetics field. The design methodology used a full factorial designed experiment, a Hybrid Finite Element Method (HFEM) analysis code, a cubic spline empirical model, an Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) test, and a simplex optimization code to successfully measure, predict, analyze, and optimize average antenna gain and antenna input impedance for a cavity backed microstrip antenna with dielectric overlays. Based on HFEM results from the full factorial designed experiment, a cubic spline empirical model successfully predicted average antenna …