An iterative procedure for accurate design of Helmholtz coils for studying ELF bioelectromagnetic interaction

Issue title: Special Volume: Proceedings of the eleventh International Symposium on Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics ISEM-Versailles ISEM 03

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Oliveri, Maria E.^a | Coco, Salvatore^b | Gazzo, Daniela S.M.^b | Giuffrida, Cinzia^b | Laudani, Antonino^{b; *}

Affiliations: [a] DMFCI, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, I-95125, Italy. Tel.: +39 095 738 2807; Fax: +39 095 333 231; E-mail: meolive@dmfci.ing.unict.it | [b] DIEES, University of Catania, Viale A. Doria 6, Catania, I-95125, Italy. Tel.: +39 095 738 2315; Fax: +39 095 330 793; E-mail: {coco, dgazzo, cgiuffrida, alaudani}@diees.unict.it

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. Tel.: +39 095 738 2315; Fax: +39 095 330 793; E-mail: alaudani@diees.unict.it

Abstract: An iterative procedure is presented for the accurate design of the Helmholtz coils generating ELF magnetic fields used for the exposure of biological samples of different sizes. In this procedure, starting from an assigned magnetic field profile, local and global inverse problems are iteratively solved in sequence until a target precision in the obtained magnetic field profile is achieved. At this point the coil geometrical parameters and the associated current source intensities are available for the design.

Keywords: inverse problems, optimization, Helmholtz coils

DOI: 10.3233/JAE-2004-607

Journal: International Journal of Applied Electromagnetics and Mechanics, vol. 19, no. 1-4, pp. 453-456, 2004