Adaptive meshless methods in electromagnetic modeling: A gradient-based refinement strategy

dc.contributor.authorKaufmann, T.
dc.contributor.authorEngstrom, C.
dc.contributor.authorFumeaux, C.
dc.contributor.conferenceEuropean Microwave Conference (41st : 2011 : Manchester, UK)
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractMeshless methods are numerical methods that have the advantage of high accuracy without the need of an explicitly described mesh topology. In this class of methods, the Radial Point Interpolation Method (RPIM) is a promising collocation method where the application of radial basis functions yields high interpolation accuracy for even strongly unstructured node distributions. For electromagnetic simulations in particular, this distinguishing characteristic translates into an enhanced capability for conformal and multi-scale modeling. The method also facilitates adaptive discretization refinements, which provides an important tool to decrease memory consumption and computation time. In this paper, a refinement strategy is introduced for RPIM. In the proposed node adaptation algorithm, the accuracy of a solution is increased iteratively based on an initial solution with a coarse discretization. In contrast to the commonly used residual-based adaptivity algorithms, this definition is extended by an error estimator based on the solution gradient. In the studied cases this strategy leads to increased convergence rates compared with the standard algorithm. Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the algorithm. © 2011 EUROPEAN MICROWAVE ASSOC.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityThomas Kaufmann, Christian Engström and Christophe Fumeaux
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the 41st European Microwave Conference, held in Manchester, UK, 10th-13th October, 2011: pp.559-562
dc.identifier.isbn9782874870224
dc.identifier.issn2325-0305
dc.identifier.orcidFumeaux, C. [0000-0001-6831-7213]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/69639
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherIEEE
dc.publisher.placeCD
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Microwave Conference
dc.rights© 2011 EuMA
dc.source.urihttp://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpls/abs_all.jsp?arnumber=6102000&tag=1
dc.titleAdaptive meshless methods in electromagnetic modeling: A gradient-based refinement strategy
dc.typeConference paper
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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