Title :
Visualization of two and three dimensional antenna patterns
Author :
Elsherbeni, Atef Z. ; Taylor, Claybome D., Jr.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Mississippi Univ., MS, USA
Abstract :
An educational software package (APV) is developed for the analysis and design for different types of antenna and antenna arrays. The software is interactive and provides three and two dimensional views for the computed far field patterns. Different plane cuts, in the three dimensional representation are immediately accessible after generating the far field pattern. The two dimensional patterns can be displayed in rectangular or polar format with relative or dB scales. Other relevant antenna parameters such as input impedance, radiation resistance and power, and directivity are also computed and displayed for user information. The APV software runs on IBM or compatible personal computers
Keywords :
antenna radiation patterns; antennas; computer aided instruction; data visualisation; electrical engineering computing; software packages; 2D antenna patterns; 3D antenna patterns; APV software; IBM compatible personal computers; IBM computers; antenna arrays; antenna parameters; directivity; educational software package; far field patterns; input impedance; interactive software; plane cuts; polar format; power; radiation resistance; rectangular format; three dimensional representation; two dimensional patterns; Antenna arrays; Computer displays; Data visualization; Dipole antennas; Geometry; Impedance; Linear antenna arrays; Packaging; Power engineering computing; Reflector antennas;
Conference_Titel :
Southeastcon '94. Creative Technology Transfer - A Global Affair., Proceedings of the 1994 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Miami, FL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1797-1
DOI :
10.1109/SECON.1994.324313
