Hall of Fame Finalists 2019

The University of Queensland

Development of a portable electromagnetic head imaging platform could accelerate the diagnosis of
brain injuries and strokes. Researchers used ANSYS HFSS to simulate and optimize a small antenna array
capable of analyzing and defining the frequency dispersive tissue properties for all the different tissues
of the head in order to diagnose anomalies.

Hall of Fame Finalists 2018

Dartmouth College

Measuring the effects of the absorption of radio-frequency (RF) radiation produced by implanted
medical devices on the tissues of patients is difficult and time-consuming to do in vivo.
Researchers used ANSYS HFSS to parametrically simulate an implantable resonator — a wire
loop with an extended wire handle — in the body of a laboratory rat. The simulation enabled
them to determine the specific absorption rate of RF energy in the tissue surrounding the
resonator.
Hall of Fame Finalists 2017

Dartmouth College

Cosimulation using ANSYS HFSS and ANSYS Designer/Nexxim was used to design a
microstrip resonator with surface mount technology (SMT). After importing the CAD designs and
parametrizing the positions of the SMT elements on the PCB with Designer, HFSS tested the
electromagnetic properties of hundreds of possible configurations in a short time to arrive at the
optimal design.
Hall of Fame Finalists 2016

University of Michigan-Dearborn

Wireless charging of electric vehicles is convenient, but adverse health effects

caused by the electromagnetic field exceeding human electromagnetic exposure limits
must be addressed. Joint simulation of an electric vehicle and human model using
ANSYS Maxwell and ANSYS HFSS revealed that the highest electric field inside human
tissues is well below proposed regulation limits.