Characterization of electromagnetic parameters through inversion using metaheuristic technique

Abstract

Inverse problems are of importance in many fields of science and engineering. Electromagnetic inversion deals with estimating information contained in electromagnetic measurements. The inversion scheme needs to be designed properly to compensate for Gibbs oscillations effects in the solution, and hence give better validation for the estimated quantities. In this paper an inversion methodology based on simulated annealing is presented that has the ability to extract information about electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity of a vertically stratified medium using the scattered electric field. Furthermore, Gibbs phenomenon and its oscillation effect on the inversion solution have been studied, and an efficient approach has been developed to render more accurate estimations. Results of implementing the proposed approach and its resolution compared with the original methodology are presented.