Antenna Design & Visualization Using MATLAB, Version 1.4 [CD-ROM]

Atef Z. Elsherbeni and Matthew J. Inman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1891121391 | ISBN-13: 978-1891121395 | Publication Date: January 31, 2006 | Edition: CD-Rom

In the course of designing antennas and antenna arrays, it is often advantageous to be able to visualize the radiation patterns, examine these patterns in a variety of ways, observe antenna performance over a wide variety of situations, and determine the antenna or antenna array s constituent parameters. ADV was developed to be an interactive program for the visualization, design, and synthesis of antennas and associated arrays. This program allows for the design and visualization of both single elements and of arrays of common elements based on assumed, known, or user provided patterns. The visualization options in the program allow for the inspection of the radiation pattern in full 3-D or in multiple 2-D and 3-D plane cuts. A great advantage is gained by being able to quickly and efficiently examine the radiation pattern in many different ways. The ability to examine the different radiation characteristics for many common types of antennas and arrays enhances the educational value of this package. ADV allows for the design of many common types of elements, such as dipoles, loops, helixes, apertures, bi-conical, and corner reflectors. For each of these different element types, the user is allowed to change any number of parameters that define the antenna and its operation within specified limits. The program also allows the user to design, synthesize, and visualize various configurations of 1-D, 2-D, 3-D arrays and arbitrary system of array elements. Key Features: · Comprehensive list of various types of antenna elements · Analysis of 1D, 2D, and 3D antenna arrays · Several models of antenna synthesis techniques · Graphical representation of far field qualities in 2D and 3D · User defined plane cuts for the 3D pattern

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About the Author

Atef Elsherbeni is a full Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Mississippi and Director of the School of Engineering CAD Lab. He is Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editor of the Applied Computational Electromagnetics Society (ACES) Journal, Editor of the Journal Of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications, Associate Editor of The Radio Science Journal, and coauthor of the book MATLAB Simulations for Radar Systems Analysis. Dr. Elsherbeni earned Bachelors degrees in both EE and Applied Physics, as well as his Masters degree in EE, at Cairo University. He earned his doctorate and was a post-doctoral Fellow at the University of Manitoba. Matthew Inman earned his Bachelor's and Master's degrees, and is a doctoral student, at the University of Mississippi under Prof. Elsherbeni. He has been teaching undergraduate classes, such as Digital Systems, all Digital Systems Labs, Computer Aided Design in EE, and High-Frequency and Microwave Lab. He has contributed to 8 conference paper presentations and 1 refereed journal paper. His current research interests are in antenna simulation, electromagnetic theories and numerical modeling.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 100 pages
• Publisher: SciTech Publishing; CD-Rom edition (January 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1891121391
• ISBN-13: 978-1891121395
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,316,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars little documentation and no support, August 8, 2007

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This review is from: Antenna Design & Visualization Using MATLAB, Version 1.4 (CD-ROM)

I purchased this software hoping to generate reasonable plots of antenna arrays. I wanted to create different element configurations which are not necessarily in their cookbook configurations. They have a utility to create such structures, but it is quite painful to create array structures and there is no ability to input a description file of the array. I've tried to get some support from their website and I've finally tried tracking down the authors. There have been no replys to any emails. They do some nice looking graphics, but I'm at a loss... If you want simple, very simple modeling of only a few elements, then you might be okay...