Reduced Model Authoring: A Unique Interface To Electromagnetic Analysis

153 Reduced Model Authoring: A Unique Interface To Electromagnetic Analysis--Simulation Technology & Applied Research, 5020 West Century Court, Mequon, WI 53092-1195; (414) 238-0825 Dr. John F. DeFord, Principal Investigator Dr. John F. DeFord, Business Official DOE Grant No. DE-FG02-97ER82477 Amount: $74,127 Electromagnetic analysis is essential to design a wide array of high technology devices, from accelerators used in high-energy physics experiments to modern communications devices. Unfortunately, commercially available computer software requires too much specialized knowledge, is too slow, or is not well suited for computer networks. The result is that the benefits of the analytical tools cannot be realized to reduce development costs for accelerator components. This project will develop a software package to provide a very simple interface that is suitable for engineers unfamiliar with physical modeling. Phase 1 will demonstrate the new analysis system in two dimensions, including initial model creation, model reduction, and use of the reduced model in a design exercise. Prototypes will run on a personal computer. A heterogeneous, networked computing environment will be demonstrated running intensive computations on a remote host. Phase 2 will extend the product to three dimensions and interface to an advanced electromagnetic field solver developed at Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. Commercial Applications and Other Benefits as described by the awardee: The communications industry, and other industries that have chronic shortfalls of analysis expertise, would benefit from the new technology. Companies would be able to utilize limited analysis expertise, presently restricted primarily to corporate research groups, to incorporate field-based analysis throughout their product design cycle without requiring production engineers to become analysis experts. The approach could also be used in other types of physical modeling, where inflexible models inflate design costs.