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Fractal Element Antenna Genetic Optimization Using a PC Cluster

Fractal Element Antenna Genetic Optimization Using a PC Cluster. ACES Proceedings March 21, 2002 Monterey, CA. Fractal Development. Boston University: Nuno Alves William Crespo Felipe Fernandes Fabio Santana Fractal Antenna Systems, INC. Dr. Nathan Cohen and Dr. Robert Hohlfeld.

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Fractal Element Antenna Genetic Optimization Using a PC Cluster

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  1. Fractal Element Antenna Genetic Optimization Using a PC Cluster ACES Proceedings March 21, 2002 Monterey, CA

  2. Fractal Development • Boston University: • Nuno Alves • William Crespo • Felipe Fernandes • Fabio Santana • Fractal Antenna Systems, INC. • Dr. Nathan Cohen and Dr. Robert Hohlfeld ACES Conference Proceeding

  3. Our Goal Decrease time of antenna design Using: - Fractal Antennas GA - Several inexpensive computers ACES Conference Proceeding

  4. Antenna Design Algorithms • Genetic Algorithm (G.A.) • Numerical Electromagnetic Computation (N.E.C.) • EMAG calculation • Bottleneck of system Fitness Evaluation Crossover (Mating) Random Population Select Parents Elite Population New Population ACES Conference Proceeding

  5. Antenna Optimization • Problem: • Computationally Intensive • Time Consuming • Genetic Algorithms • Intrinsic Parallelism ACES Conference Proceeding

  6. Use of : High End PC OR Supercomputer Cost of each: $2000~ Up OR $250,000~Up Current Solutions… ACES Conference Proceeding

  7. Approaching the Problem • PC cluster implementation: • Hardware: • 1 central node • <100 slave nodes • Software: • Linux (open source and free distribution) • GA, NEC and FOM • Error checking software ACES Conference Proceeding

  8. Project Diagram: ACES Conference Proceeding

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  11. Results ACES Conference Proceeding

  12. Results ACES Conference Proceeding

  13. Conclusion • The use of PC Clusters is a viable and inexpensive alternative for Antenna Simulations ACES Conference Proceeding

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