Title :
Loop-dipole antenna modeling using the FEKO code
Author :
Lippincott, Wendy L. ; Pickard, Thomas ; Nichols, Randy
Author_Institution :
Naval Res. Lab., Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
A study was done to optimize the design of a loop dipole antenna over a broad frequency range (0.5 - 2 GHz) using the FEKO method of moments code. Variations to the design were modeled as well as the performance of the antenna in an array. The modeling was compared to anechoic chamber data. The fields generated by the FEKO code were also input to a GTD (geometric theory of diffraction) code as an antenna pattern to model the multipath effects caused by mounting the antenna onto an aircraft.
Keywords :
aircraft antennas; antenna radiation patterns; dipole antenna arrays; geometrical theory of diffraction; loop antennas; method of moments; 0.5 to 2 GHz; FEKO method of moments code; aircraft antenna; anechoic chamber data; antenna pattern; geometric theory of diffraction; loop-dipole antenna modeling; multipath effects; Aircraft; Anechoic chambers; Antenna arrays; Antenna theory; Design optimization; Dipole antennas; Frequency; Moment methods; Physical theory of diffraction; Solid modeling;
Conference_Titel :
Wireless Communications and Applied Computational Electromagnetics, 2005. IEEE/ACES International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9068-7
DOI :
10.1109/WCACEM.2005.1469636
