Space‐Mapping and Optimal Shape Design

Optimal shape design is a common problem in practice. In most cases this means that a complex geometry has to be optimized such that it satisfies a desired quantity. The direct optimization is very difficult and time consuming, if it is possible at all. Therefore, often only simplified models are derived and optimized. In general this does not yield an optimal solution. For this reason the space–mapping method is introduced, which combines the results of the complex model, e.g. a 3D model, and a simplified model, e.g. a 1D or 2D model. The derivation of a simplified model of a filter device and the following optimization is presented. Finally, the advantages of the space–mapping method applied to this example is shown. (© 2008 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)