Computer-Aided Design and Optimization of High-Performance Vacuum Electronic Devices

Abstract

We have completed implementation of a variety of numerical optimization methods, including multi-directional search (MDS), differential evolution (DE), the Powell conjugate gradient method, and a zero-crossing technique. These methods have been extensively tested on several guns and collectors. The user interface to these techniques in Analyst has been completed and is included in Analyst Version 10. We have also completed development of a system for computing the manufacturing sensitivity of a design point. To support collector optimization we have recently created capabilities for the Analyst magnetostatics solver (MS3P) to output magnetic field files in a format that MICHELLE can read, and we have worked with SAIC on modifications to MICHELLE to use these files. This report was developed under a SBIR contract award for Solicitation topic N04-113.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 15, 2007
Accession Number
ADA469433

Entities

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  • Adam Bruss
  • Ben Held
  • John F. Deford
  • John Petillo

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Accumulators
  • Algorithms
  • Computer-Aided Design
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Directional
  • Geometry
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Manufacturing
  • Numbers
  • Optimization
  • Particle Beams
  • Personal Information Managers
  • Sensitivity
  • Simulations
  • User Interface

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  • Physics

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  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Electronics Engineering
  • Operations Research

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics