@misc{10481/84531, year = {2023}, month = {8}, url = {https://hdl.handle.net/10481/84531}, abstract = {Efficiently modeling thin features using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method involves a considerable reduction in the spatial mesh size. However, in real-world scenarios, such reductions can lead to unaffordable memory and CPU requirements. In this manuscript, we present two stable and efficient techniques in FDTD to handle narrow apertures on conductive thin panels. One technique employs conformal methods, while the other utilizes subgridding methods. We validate their performance compared to the classical Gilbert-Holland model and present experimental results in reverberation environments to shed light on these models' actual confidence margins in real electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) scenarios.}, organization = {European Union (EU) 101101961HECATE}, organization = {Clean Aviation Joint Undertakin}, organization = {Spanish Government eSAFE-UAV PID2019-106120RB-C32, PID2019-106120RB-C33}, publisher = {MDPI}, keywords = {Numerical electromagnetics}, keywords = {Complex electromagnetic environments}, keywords = {Electromagnetic compatibility}, keywords = {Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD)}, keywords = {Narrow slot}, keywords = {Small apertures}, keywords = {Subcell modeling}, keywords = {Subgridding}, keywords = {Thin gaps}, title = {A Subcell Finite-Difference Time-Domain Implementation for Narrow Slots on Conductive Panels}, doi = {10.3390/app13158949}, author = {Ruiz-Cabello Núñez, Miguel David and Martín Valverde, Antonio Jesús and Rubio Bretones, Amelia Consuelo and Gascón Bravo, Alberto and González García, Salvador}, }