A rigolous analysis of conformal microstrip antennas using the FDTD method in curvilinear coordinates

摘要

The analysis of conformal microstrip antennas prin- ted on arbitrary curved surfaces is of importance as the shape of these surfaces directly influences the radioelec- tric performance of these antennas. This article pro- poses to simulate these structures using the finite difference time domain (FDTD) method developed in cur- vilinear coordinates. This method will be illustrated by several examples of conformal structures.