Re: NEC-LIST: Matlab (and other) interfaces to NEC

Hello!

I'm simulating antenna arrays with Matlab. Could you tell me what
would be the easiest way to insert the element excitations from Matlab
into NEC-Win Pro?

Thanks in advance,

Pekka Lilja

Jim Lux wrote:
>
> I'd be interested in sharing code for interfaces to NEC from other
> languages. I've written a number of routines to generate various
> cards for the input decks, and to parse the output of the
> run(s). Depending on their original application, I've got stuff in
> Matlab, Visual C++, and Visual Basic.
>
> My real problem has been coming up with a suitable "meta" description
> of the design being optimized that lends itself to running with an
> optimizer. It would be nice to not have to rewrite the interface
> between generalized optimizer and the NEC interface every time, but,
> given that every problem is different, perhaps that's not realistic,
> especially for modifying the geometry. But, even a standardized way
> to manipulate or define the geometry as a series of arrays might not
> be a bad thing. Then, you could essentially take your matrix and run
> it through a utility to generate the geometry cards. (Perhaps the
> internal storage format would be as good as any other?)
>
> It would also be nice to have some canned routines that look at the
> output and determine various popular figures of merit (front to back
> ratio, sidelobe ratios, etc.).
>
> Jim Lux
> Spacecraft Telecommunications Section (336)
> Jet Propulsion Laboratory
> 4800 Oak Grove Road, Mail Stop 161-213
> Pasadena CA 91109
> Tel: (818)354-2075. Fax:(818)393-6875

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