Application of the Integral Equation Method to the Computation of the Diffracted and Scattered Fields of Complex Structures.

The integral equation method is applied to the computation of the surface currents and consequently the electromagnetic field of arbitrary shaped and perfectly conducting bodies. This has the advantage that all configurations can be treated in a general manner. The numerical solution is based on the modeling of the structure to be analyzed by a grid of perfectly conducting wires. A corresponding computer program is described. The practical range of application is demonstrated by means of an example.