The Antenna Design Framework - ElectroMagnetic Satellite [Automation and CAD Corner]

Author

Sabbadini, Marco ; Guida, Giancarlo ; Bandinelli, Mauro

Author_Institution

Electr. Syst. Dept., Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands

Volume

51

Issue

2

fYear

2009

fDate

4/1/2009 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

225

Lastpage

235

Abstract

The antenna design framework - electromagnetic satellite is an antenna design system offering a wide palette of modeling tools aimed at covering engineering needs from the early feasibility studies to the last performance-verification stages of flight hardware. A few key ideas have been central to its development, focusing on the overall engineering process rather than on individual modeling steps. This has led to a modeling architecture that offers a very high degree of modularity, scalability, and flexibility. Some practical examples are used in the discussion to illustrate these points.

Keywords

electromagnetic devices; satellite antennas; antenna design framework; electromagnetic satellite; modeling architecture; Aerospace engineering; Antenna arrays; Antennas and propagation; Design automation; Design engineering; Educational institutions; Electromagnetic modeling; Hardware; Information technology; Satellite antennas; Satellite antennas; aerospace simulation; aerospace testing; antenna arrays; antenna design process; array design; design automation; element design; modeling; modeling architecture; modeling methods; modeling techniques; performance verification;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2009.5162073

Filename

5162073