%% Conformal Array Design and Analysis
% Open Antenna Array Designer app. In the Array Gallery pane, click Conformal.
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% The default conformal array consists of a dipole antenna and a bowtie antenna.
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% You can view each element separately by clicking on the element in the Layout window.
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%% Meander Antenna with Rectangular Backing
% Add a meander dipole antenna with rectangular backing. From the ANTENNA GALLERY, click Meander to create a meander dipole antenna. Move the antenna by dragging the antenna in the Layout window.
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% To add the rectangular backing:
% Choose the meander dipole antenna from the Layout window and then click Rectangular in the BACKING STRUCTURE GALLERY pane.
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% Right click on the antenna in the Layout window and select Add Backing > Rectangular Reflector.
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%% Delete Meander and Add V-Dipole
% To delete the meander dipole antenna, right click from the Layout window, and select Delete.
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% Click Vee from the Antenna Gallery to add a V-dipole antenna.
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% Click Accept.
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%% Antenna Placement
% Place the antennas at the following locations in the X-Y-Z plane:
% Element 1 - dipole - [1 0 0]
% Element 2 - bowtie - [0 1 0]
% Element 3 - V-dipole - [0 0 1]
% In the Properties pane, expand conformalArray - Geometry and change the values of ElementPosition(m) to [1 0 0;0 1 0;0 0 1]. Click Apply.
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%% Embedded Element Pattern and Half-Power Beam Width (HPBW)
% Show the embedded element pattern in the azimuth plane for element 2. Choose Embedded Element in the PATTERN pane. Click AZ Pattern. From the element selection window, click element 2 and then OK.
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% To view the HPBW, right click on the azimuth pattern and select Measurements > Antenna Metrics.
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%% Coupling Between Elements
% To observe the coupling between elements 1 and 3, make sure that the Enable Coupling is selected in the INPUT pane. In the COUPLING, click Correlation. From the element selection window, click 1 and 3.
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