Connor, AMLeonard, PJ2014-04-122014-04-1220002000IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, vol.36(4), pp.1115 - 1118https://hdl.handle.net/10292/7105The pole shape optimization of an electromagnet typical of an MRI type application is investigated. We compare the use of different parameterizations of the pole shape and compare the convergence of the optimizations using a discrete variable step length Tabu Search scheme.Copyright © 2000 IEEE. Personal use of this material is permitted. Permission from IEEE must be obtained for all other uses, in any current or future media, including reprinting/republishing this material for advertising or promotional purposes, creating new collective works, for resale or redistribution to servers or lists, or reuse of any copyrighted component of this work in other works.Magnetic resonance imagingMagnetostaticsOptimization methodsPole shapeTabuJournal ArticleOpenAccess10.1109/20.877636