Title :
A MATLAB Tool for Visualizing the 3D Polar Power Patterns and Excitations of Conformal Arrays
Author :
Brégains, J.C. ; Garcia-Naya, J.A. ; Dapena, A. ; Gonzalez-Lopez, M.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electron. & Syst., Electron. Technol. & Commun. Group, Univ. of A Coruna, Coruna, Spain
Abstract :
This paper describes the implementation of a MATLAB® tool to plot the three-dimensional polar radiation diagram generated by a conformal antenna array. A related tool has also been developed for visualizing the geometrical arrangement (positions and orientations) of the elements, as well as the relative values of the amplitudes and phases of their excitations. Supporting M-files are available.
Keywords :
antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; conformal antennas; electrical engineering computing; mathematics computing; 3D polar power pattern visualization; M-files; MATLAB tool; conformal antenna array; conformal arrays excitations; geometrical arrangement; three-dimensional polar radiation diagram; Antennas; Facsimile; MATLAB; MATLAB; Visualization; antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; computer graphics; conformal antennas;
Journal_Title :
Antennas and Propagation Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MAP.2010.5638255
