Aces series on computational electromagnetics and engineering. Hi expert feko, good day, i would like to know how to design an array antenna from a design of single antenna operates at 2. Besides higher antenna gains, more sophisticated feeding and control circuits are needed and a good isolation between array elements must also be achieved. What do hobbyists use if they have a desireneed to simulate a pcb antenna. Then select top left in the legend section to see the value for gain. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic. Does anyone have an idea about the wave port or lumped port in hfss,which should be used especially for microstrip patch antenna in uwb range i. May 29, 2017 then run feko to stimulate the antenna. At first, antenna modeling software is difficult to understand, primarily because of the cartesian coordinate method used. Feko software simplifies the design process of microstrip antennas with its comprehensive computational toolset. For design an antenna i was using the feko software, feko is an electromagnetic simulation software tool for the electromagnetic field analysis of 3d structures.
In particular, this software provides multiple solvers that can be chosen for a fast and efficient analysis depending on the type of antenna. An example of a design of an inset rectangular patch antenna is presented using a direct call to feko and a. Antenna magus and feko have joined forces to offer a new software solution aimed at engineers engaged in antenna design and antenna placement analysis. Meeting the challenges of 5g antenna design and radio. Read 36947 times 0 members and 1 guest are viewing this topic. Jun 18, 2016 feko is a leading electromagnetic simulation software that uses multiple frequency and time domain techniques. Oct 03, 20 the antenna magus design can easily be exported to feko, relying on the latest feko simulation functionality, to test the design in a rigorous analysis methodology. Antenna magus is a software tool for the acceleration of the antenna design and modeling process. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software recommend this title to your library thank you your recommendation has been sent to your librarian. Feko has a broad range of solvers to solve a wide range of antenna problems, including mom, mlfmm, fem and fdtd. True hybridization of these methods enables the efficient analysis of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic problems mainly related to antenna design. The designed antenna was simulated using feko commercial electromagnetic simulation software. Special formulations are also included for efficient simulation of integrated windscreen antennas and antenna arrays.
Feko student edition with winprop altair university. Another section is devoted to design and analyze a dipole antenna as the primary representative of the antennas in terms of electromagnetic radiation, which was. An example of a design of an inset rectangular patch antenna is presented using a direct call to feko and a visual basic. Fekos broad range of solver technologies makes it well suited to solve a range of different antenna types. Feko is a comprehensive electromagnetic simulation software tool, based on state of the art computational electromagnetics cem techniques. Antenna placement on aircraft platforms with feko and. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software aces series on computational electromagnetics. In this case, feko confirms that the design results in the specified 4. This paper showed a simple example of using matlabfeko to design a rectangular microstrip patch antenna. True hybridization of these methods enables the efficient analysis of a broad spectrum of electromagnetic problems mainly related to antenna design and placement, scattering, radar cross section rcs and electromagnetic compatibility emc, including electromagnetic pulses emp. The objective of the book is to introduce students and interested researchers to antenna design and analysis using our popular commercial electromagnetic software fe. Fekos electromagnetic simulation software student competition 2014 award goes to the design of a patch antenna array for beamforming combined with metamaterials at 5. The feko em solver and winprop are part of the hyperworks student edition download now altairs electromagnetics solver suite in hyperworks, feko, is a global leading comprehensive electromagnetic software widely used mainly in the aerospace, defense, automotive, communications, consumer. Pdf antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic.
Reddy the objective of this book is to introduce students and interested researchers to antenna design and analysis using the popular commercial electromagnetic software feko. The following table list notable software packages that are nominal em electromagnetic simulators. The antenna magus design can easily be exported to feko, relying on the latest feko simulation functionality, to test. Antenna modeling used to be the domain of scientists and engineers with very expensive antenna ranges covering acres and acres of land strewn with expensive equipment. Feko is a computational electromagnetics software product developed by altair engineering.
End fire array antenna using cad feko software entc engg. Interfacing feko and matlab for microstrip antenna design. Full wave method of moments mom formulations accurately compute the current distribution on all metallic elements of a microstrip antenna and then compute antenna characteristic parameters from these currents. In addition, it can calculate the isolation or mutual coupling s12 between pairs of antennas, the near fields around an antenna and the electric currents. Altairs electromagnetics solver suite in hyperworks, feko, is a global leading comprehensive electromagnetic software widely used mainly in the aerospace, defense, automotive, communications, consumer electronics, energy and healthcare industries. For passive planar elements development, integrated into agilent eesof advanced design system. Because of the simplicity in analysis and construction, the circular loop is the most popular and has received the widest attention. Antenna magus has proven to be an invaluable aid to antenna design engineers and to anyone who requires antenna models for antenna. Feko is a method of moments mom tool that can be used to calculate the radiation pattern, impedance and gain of an antenna while mounted on some defined geometry. Tutorial on the use of feko to analyze a 50 ohm thru microstrip line.
Feko is a method of moments commercially available electromagnetics simulation package, commonly used in antenna design. Feko is a leading electromagnetic software used in multiple industries including aerospace, defense, automotive, communications and consumer electronics. Feko modelling on the cape town chpc has been pivotal in rfi mitigation research at stellenbosch university for the meerkat telescope. The objective of the book is to introduce students and interested researchers to antenna design and analysis using our popular commercial electromagnetic software feko. View antenna display, showing the wires making up the model of the fiveelement beam, with currents and 2d slice superimposed to show orientation. Feko also offers tools that are tailored to solve more challenging em interactions, including dedicated solvers for characteristic mode analysis cma and bidirectional cables coupling. Finite substrate microstrip line simulated with feko youtube. Antenna magus offers a large searchable collection of antennas, which can be explored to find, synthesize and export antenna models. Introduction to feko altairs comprehensive em analysis software.
Feko electromagnetic simulation software in altair hyperworks. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software aces series on computational electromagnetics and engineering by elsherbeni, atef z. Also download antenna magnus and play around with it. Feko electromagnetic simulation software in altair. Feko is a leading electromagnetic simulation software that uses multiple frequency and time domain techniques. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software hardcover. It is a general purpose 3d electromagnetic em simulator feko originated in 1991 from research activities of dr. Validated antenna models can be exported to cst studio suite from a huge antenna database of over 350 antennas. Combined with the mlfmm, and the true hybridization of the solvers, feko is considered the global market leader for antenna placement analysis.
Electromagnetic antenna for satellites wins student. Feko s broad range of solver technologies makes it well suited to solve a range of different antenna types. Reddy, antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software 2014 pages. Antenna magus antenna design software simulia by dassault. Yagiuda antenna theory, design, simulation on software.
Reddy hardback, 2014 at the best online prices at ebay. Antenna magus classroom is a special version limited to a few useful and practical antennas that was created for teaching about antennas in a classroom environment. Special formulations are also included for efficient simulation of integrated windscreen antennas and. Other commercial software, such as cst microwave studio and ansoft hfss, require a scripting language interface. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software by payam nayeri, c. The name is derived from the german acronym feldberechnung fur korper mit beliebiger oberflache, which can be translated as field calculations involving bodies of arbitrary shape. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software. Before discussing various yagiuda antennas, initially we need to know the optimized.
With the proliferation of personal computers and affordable even free software, antenna modeling has become a. For example, the mom solver is well suited to solve metallic antennas while the fdtd method is a better choice for broadband or multiband antennas. Widely used as the basis for many guibased programs on many platforms. Electromagnetic simulation software altair feko altair hyperworks. The iet shop antenna analysis and design using feko. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation simulation software. Having designed and tweaked an antenna in antenna magus and estimated its performance, prudent design methodology requires that the design be tested in a highly accurate 3d electromagnetic simulation software suite such as feko. This paper showed a simple example of using matlab feko to design a rectangular microstrip patch antenna. Feko is an example that can be directly called from matlab.
Which feko we can obtain different parameters of our design, for example. This simple, inexpensive, and very versatile antenna takes many different forms, such as a rectangle, square, triangle, ellipse, and circle. Antenna placement on aircraft platforms with feko and antenna. This is one of the few primers i have seen for feko and it is very good. What is the best software used for antenna design and. The goal of the antenna design was to produce something that was low cost and easy to build with the fabrication facilities provided by the college of engineering and department of physics.
What is the difference between awr, hfss, ads, cst. If you only want a quick design over a predefined modelyou should try antenna magus. The design was made by argentinean student gaston ezequiel perez from the universidad tecnologica nacional. The multiple solution techniques available within feko make it applicable to a wide range of problems for a large array of industries. Feko is a leading electromagnetic software used in multiple industries including. This chapter introduces another fundamental antenna configuration. The objective of this book is to introduce students and. The commercial electromagnetic software feko is selected for the simulations due to its numerous advantages and popularity. In addition, it can calculate the isolation or mutual coupling between pairs of antennas, the near fields around an antenna and the electric currents that flow on an antenna or the surrounding structure. Instructor resources for antenna analysis and design with feko electromagnetic simulation software an instructor pack is available for instructors who have adopted the book for a course. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software by atef z. The suite includes a set of accurate, powerful and reliable solvers with true hybridization, i. With the proliferation of personal computers and affordable even free software, antenna modeling has become a popular amateur activity. J the objective of this book is to introduce students and interested designengineers to antenna design and analysis using the popular commercial electromagnetic software feko.
Later design was followed up by duplicating the original design in the computational electromagnetics software feko. It enables users to solve a wide range of electromagnetic problems. J the objective of this book is to introduce students and interested design engineers to antenna design and analysis using the popular commercial electromagnetic software feko. To request an instructor pack, please email email protected, including details of your institution and the course you are teaching. What is the best software used for antenna design and simulation. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software electromagnetic waves. May 22, 2009 antenna magus and feko have joined forces to offer a new software solution aimed at engineers engaged in antenna design and antenna placement analysis. Design, simulation and optimization of pyramidal horn. The objective of this book is to introduce students and interested researchers to antenna design and analysis using the popular commercial electromagnetic software feko. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software elsherbeni, atef z. Feko not only includes multiple frequency and time domain methods but it also has a set of features to accurately and quickly design and optimize antenna arrays. After the simulation of the initial antenna design, optimization tools of feko were employed to improve it using the length, radius and position of the feeding probe as optimization parameters. Antenna analysis and design using feko electromagnetic simulation software electromagnetic waves elsherbeni, atef z.
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