Optimizing electromagnetic devices combining direct search methods with simulated annealing

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 1545-1548

  Simkin, J ^a   Trowbridge, C W ^a  

^a Vector Fields Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL TECHNIQUES; STATISTICAL METHODS;

COMPUTATIONAL ELECTROMAGNETICS; DIRECT SEARCH METHODS; EM DEVICES; SIMULATED ANNEALING;

ELECTROMAGNETISM;

EID: 0026822653     PISSN: 00189464     EISSN: 19410069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/20.123992     Document Type: Article

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