Title :
Using Modern Tools to Explain the Use of the Smith Chart
Author :
Pereira, José R. ; Pinho, Pedro
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Telecomun., Univ. de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal
fDate :
4/1/2010 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The concept of explaining the use of an old tool like the Smith chart, using modern tools like MATLAB scripts in combination with e-learning facilities, is exemplified by two MATLAB scripts. These display, step by step, the graphical procedure that must be used to solve the double-stub impedance-matching problem. These two scripts correspond to two different possible ways to analyze this matching problem, and they are important for students to learn by themselves.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; impedance matching; mathematics computing; telecommunication transmission lines; MATLAB scripts; Smith chart; double stub impedance matching problem; e-learning facilities; Displays; Electromagnetics; Electronic learning; Facsimile; Impedance; MATLAB; MATLAB; Smith chart; impedance matching; stub impedance matching; transmission line theory; transmission lines;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2010.5525601
