《Antenna-Magus-Newsletter4-4》.pdf

Newsletter 4.4 July 2013 Antenna Magus version 4.4 released! We are pleased to announce the new release of Antenna Magus Version The array synthesis tool has also been extended to include the effects 4.4. This release sees the addition of 5 new antennas: of a reflective ground plane when calculating the radiation pattern of • Horn-fed truncated reflector antenna a synthesized array. • Shunt-fed slanted V-dipole pair • Offset Pattern-fed Cassegrain reflector antenna • Monopole dielectric resonator antenna • Bifilar helix antenna Array synthesis reflective ground plane addition A new addition to the array synthesis tool is the option of including the effect of a reflective ground in the radiation pattern calculation. This feature is especially useful where measured or simulated single-element pattern data is available, while the elements will be operating over a large ground plane or close to a large conducting structure in the array environment. The pattern data can be imported and positioned a certain distance away from a reflective ground plane and the resultant radiation pattern synthesised within a few seconds. Below is an example of a 4 x 9 planar dipole array showing the layout and synthesised radiation patterns including and excluding a reflective ground plane. Planar 4 x 9 array synthesis example excluding the reflective ground plane. Planar 4 x 9 array synthesis example including a reflective ground plane at z = - 0.25 λ. Explore.Design.Deliver. New antennas in Version 4.4 Truncated reflector Comparing three 3 dB H-plane beamwidth designs: (a) 2°, (b) 3.5°