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Numerical comparisons
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This section presents some comparisons of models using different numerical modelling techniques.
FDTD/MoM
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The Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) method from gprMax is compared with the Method of Moments (MoM) from the MATLAB antenna toolbox (http://uk.mathworks.com/products/antenna/).
Bowtie antenna in free space
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:download:`antenna_bowtie_fs.in <../../tests/numerical/vs_MoM_MATLAB/antenna_bowtie_fs/antenna_bowtie_fs.in>`
This example considers the input impedance of a planar bowtie antenna in free space. The length and height of the bowtie are 100mm, giving a flare angle of :math:`90^\circ`.
.. literalinclude:: ../../tests/numerical/vs_MoM_MATLAB/antenna_bowtie_fs/antenna_bowtie_fs.in
:language: none
:linenos:
For the MoM, the bowtie antenna was created in MATLAB using the ``bowtieTriangular`` class:
.. code-block:: matlab
bowtie = bowtieTriangular('Length', 0.1)
Results
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:numref:`antenna_bowtie_fs_zin_results` shows the input impedance (resistive and reactive) for the FDTD (gprMax) and MoM (MATLAB) models.
.. _hertzian_dipole_fs_results:
.. figure:: ../../tests/numerical/vs_MoM_MATLAB/antenna_bowtie_fs/antenna_bowtie_fs_zin_results.png
:width: 600 px
Input impedance (resistive and reactive) of a bowtie antenna in free space using FDTD (gprMax) and MoM (MATLAB) models.
The match between the FDTD and MoM solutions is generally very good.