@conference {08_URSIESP_Corcoles_DisenoAutomatizadoParches, title = {Dise{\~n}o automatizado de antenas de parches apilados en cavidad mediante descomposici{\'o}n de dominio en el MEF, redes neuronales y optimizaci{\'o}n global}, booktitle = {Proc. 2008 Simposium Nacional URSI (in Spanish)}, year = {2008}, month = {Sep}, pages = {1-4}, abstract = {This work reports the development of a computeraided- design methodology consisting of three steps for probe-fed cavity-backed, stacked microstrip patch antennas. In the first step, the rigour of a numerical technique such as the finite element method (FEM) to describe the electromagnetic behaviour of these structures is incorporated. The application of the FEM is carried out on a highly efficient basis through a sophisticated domain decomposition approach. From these results, a neural network (NN) is trained to output the desired response of the antenna according to the value of design parameters. Thanks to the versatily of this NN, a global optimization through simulated annealing or genetic algorithms is lastly executed to obtain a final design. The proposed methodology is validated through a real design whose numerical results are compared with measurements with good agreement.}, author = {J C{\'o}rcoles and Gonz{\'a}lez, M A and Zapata, J} }