A Novel MoM- and SSPE-based Groundwave-Propagation Field-Strength Prediction Simulator

A New Electromagnetic Engineering Program and Teaching via Virtual Tools

“…The 2D parallel plate waveguide with penetrable and non-penetrable boundaries are canonical structures in teaching rays representation, eigenvalue (source-free) and Green's function (source-driven) problems [15,16]. SNELL [17], MGL-2D [11], GrSSPE [13], GrMoMPE [5] and DrMIX [6] are 2D propagators based on different frequency or time domain methods. One-and/or two-way propagation problems, either in the time or in the frequency domains, can be simulated.…”

“…Triggered by these facts, discussions and thoughts we have developed and introduced multipurpose EM virtual tools [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] that can be used in most of the classical EM lectures as well as in novel EM Engineering Programs (EMEP), and have been discussing them internationally [19][20][21][22][23][24]. We have always looked for something which would be useful, give physical insight, and effective so that the young EM researchers and students can use intelligently.…”

2DE-WAVE Tool for Computing Theoretical Field Levels at MF & HF band and Comparison with Experimental Values in a Real Environment

“…However, apart from the aforementioned propagation techniques, the surface wave has been extensively studied, supported in part by the evolution on high-performance computing, including the development of new algorithms and methods. In this way, we can highlight the next techniques, i.e., the finite-difference time-domain method [23][24][25][26], the split-step parabolic equations [27][28][29], or even the MoM in the frequency domain [30,31]. From each of them, there are interesting studies that analyze their applicability and their advantages.…”

Groundwave Propagation at Short Ranges and Accurate Source Modeling [Testing Ourselves]

“…Introduction P ropagation above the Earth has long been modeled in two dimensions (2D), where ground losses and irregularities, and atmospheric variations, have been taken into account, but lateral effects are neglected (see, e.g., [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]). Many propaga tion virtual tools have been introduced over the last decade [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. Analytical models for relatively simple scenarios are mostly based on mode and ray summation [9][10][11].…”

“…Powerful time-domain models are based on both the Finite-Difference Time-Domain (FDTD) [12] and the Transmission-Line Matrix [13] methods. The frequency-domain models include simula tors based on the split-step parabolic equation (SSPE) [2,14,15], the finite-element parabolic equation (FEMPE) [16], and the Method of Moments (MoM) [17,20,21]. There are also tools for comparisons of the split-step parabolic equation and the MoM [18], or of the split-step parabolic equation and the finite-element parabolic equation [19].…”