A versatile software tool for microwave planar radar absorbing materials design using global optimization algorithms

Materials and Design

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2585-2595

  Goudos, Sotirios K ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

CAD tool; Microwave multi layer absorber design; Particle swarm optimization; Radar absorbing materials

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MICROWAVES; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION; PLANAR MULIT-LAYER COATINGS; RADAR ABSORBING MATERIALS;

COATINGS;

ADSORPTION; COATINGS; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER AIDED SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; MICROWAVES; MULTILAYERS; OPTIMIZATION; PARETO PRINCIPLE;

EID: 34347348172     PISSN: 02613069     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2006.10.016     Document Type: Article

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