SEQAR: An Efficient MATLAB Tool for Design and Analysis of Conformal Antenna Arrays [EM Programmer´s Notebook]

Author

Greda, Lukasz A. ; Koenen, Christian ; Basta, Nikola ; Dreher, Achim

Author_Institution

Inst. of Commun. & Navig., German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Wessling, Germany

Volume

56

Issue

4

fYear

2014

fDate

Aug. 2014

Firstpage

178

Lastpage

187

Abstract

SEQAR is a MATLAB-based software tool for the design and analysis of conformal antenna arrays of any type. It uses complex single-element radiation patterns, simulated in commercial electronic design automation (EDA) programs or taken from measurements, to construct arbitrary antenna arrays. Beamforming capabilities, as well as the influences of tolerances and element failures for these arrays, can be investigated. As an example, the pattern synthesis of a conformal antenna array employed in a receiver for precise safety-of-life satellite navigation is presented.

Keywords

antenna radiation patterns; array signal processing; conformal antennas; electronic design automation; satellite antennas; satellite navigation; EDA programs; MATLAB-based software tool; SEQAR; beamforming capabilities; complex single-element antenna radiation pattern; conformal antenna arrays; electronic design automation programs; pattern synthesis; receiver; safety-of-life satellite navigation; Antenna measurements; Array signal processing; Conformal antennas; Design automation; MATLAB; Radiation patterns; Software development; Conformal antenna arrays; MATLAB; adaptive arrays; antenna radiation patterns; beamforming algorithms; design automation;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1045-9243

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MAP.2014.6931683

Filename

6931683