customAntenna
Description
The customAntenna
object lets you create an antenna from a custom
shape. You can use the basic 2-D and 3-D shapes from the catalog and perform geometric
operations on them to create a custom shape. You can also use the triangulation or shape
vertices to create custom shapes. You assign a feed to a location on the shape to convert it
into an antenna. Perform port, surface, and field analysis on this antenna. You can use this
antenna as an exciter for the cavity and reflector type backing structures, element in the
arrays, element for the installed antenna analysis, or element in the plane wave excitation
environment.
Creation
Description
c
= customAntenna
creates a custom antenna object.
sets
additional properties using one or more name-value arguments. c
= customAntenna(Name=Value)Name
is
the property name and Value
is the corresponding value. You can
specify several name-value arguments in any order as Name1
=
Value1
, ...
,
NameN
=ValueN
. Properties not specified retain
their default values.
Properties
Object Functions
axialRatio | Calculate and/or plot axial ratio of antenna or array |
bandwidth | Calculate and/or plot absolute bandwidth of antenna |
beamwidth | Beamwidth of antenna |
charge | Charge distribution on antenna or array surface |
createFeed | Create feed location for custom antenna |
current | Current distribution on antenna or array surface |
efficiency | Radiation efficiency of antenna |
EHfields | Electric and magnetic fields of antennas or embedded electric and magnetic fields of antenna element in arrays |
impedance | Input impedance of antenna or scan impedance of array |
info | Display information about antenna, array, or platform |
memoryEstimate | Estimate memory required to solve antenna or array mesh |
mesh | Mesh properties of metal, dielectric antenna, or array structure |
meshconfig | Change meshing mode of antenna, array, custom antenna, custom array, or custom geometry |
optimize | Optimize antenna or array using SADEA optimizer |
pattern | Plot radiation pattern and phase of antenna or array or embedded pattern of antenna element in array |
patternAzimuth | Azimuth plane radiation pattern of antenna or array |
patternElevation | Elevation plane radiation pattern of antenna or array |
rcs | Calculate and plot monostatic and bistatic radar cross section (RCS) of platform, antenna, or array |
resonantFrequency | Calculate and/or plot resonant frequency of antenna |
returnLoss | Return loss of antenna or scan return loss of array |
show | Display antenna, array structures, shapes, or platform |
sparameters | Calculate S-parameters for antennas and antenna arrays |
vswr | Voltage standing wave ratio (VSWR) of antenna or array element |
Examples
Version History
Introduced in R2023b