Solving the Problem of Electromagnetic Wave Diffraction by a Flat Screen Using CUDA

Abstract

Abstract: The problem of electromagnetic wave diffraction by a flat convex screen of arbitrary shape is considered. The numerical solution for the problem is obtained by the method of moments using the parallel programming technology CUDA. As basic and testing functions RWG functions are used. To construct the corresponding RWG elements on CUDA, a simple and fast algorithm of triangulation for a convex screen with an arbitrary boundary is developed. Numerical results are presented for the problem of diffraction by a rectangular screen, as well as by screen octagonal shape. The results obtained for the rectangle are in good correspondence with the results published in previous works. A comparative analysis of the running time of sequential and parallel algorithms is presented. The analysis shows that the method of moments implementation by GPU significantly improves the performance of the algorithm for solving the problem of electromagnetic wave diffraction by the flat metal screens.