GPU implementation of the Modified Equivalent Current Approximation (MECA) method

Authors

  • Luis E. Tirado Department of Electrical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  • José Á. Martínez-Lorenzo Department of Electrical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  • Borja González-Valdés Department of Electrical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  • Carey Rappaport Department of Electrical Engineering Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA
  • Oscar Rubiños-López Department of Signal Theory and Communications University of Vigo, ETSI de Telecomunicación, Campus Universitario, E-36310 Vigo, Spain
  • Hipólito Gómez-Sousa Department of Signal Theory and Communications University of Vigo, ETSI de Telecomunicación, Campus Universitario, E-36310 Vigo, Spain

Keywords:

CUDA, GPGPU, MECA, parallel programming, Physical Optics

Abstract

This paper investigates two different methods of implementing the Modified Equivalent Current Approximation (MECA) method using CUDA parallel programing and computing platform [1]. The MECA method allows the analysis of dielectric and lossy geometries and reduces to the well-studied Physical Optics (PO) formulation in case of PEC caterers [2]. We discuss the implementation details and performance of using both an add-on toolbox for MATLAB™ to offload computations to the GPU, as well as porting MECA code to CUDA directly. We show through simulations that both methods are effective at significantly reducing the MECA algorithm computation time.

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Published

2021-11-15

How to Cite

[1]
L. E. . Tirado, J. Á. . Martínez-Lorenzo, B. . González-Valdés, C. . Rappaport, O. . Rubiños-López, and H. . Gómez-Sousa, “GPU implementation of the Modified Equivalent Current Approximation (MECA) method”, ACES Journal, vol. 27, no. 09, pp. 726–733, Nov. 2021.

Issue

2012: Vol 27 Iss 9

Section

General Submission