MS1SAP - Software Tools for Antenna Design
| Course specification | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course title | Software Tools for Antenna Design | |||
| Acronym | MS1SAP | |||
| Study programme | Electrical Engineering and Computing | |||
| Module | Microwave Engineering | |||
| Type of study | master academic studies | |||
| Lecturer (for classes) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for practice) | ||||
| Lecturer/Associate (for OTC) | ||||
| ESPB | 6.0 | Status | elective | |
| Condition | none | |||
| The goal | Introduce students to the most important software tools for 3D electromagnetic modeling. Learn techniques for antenna design using software tools. | |||
| The outcome | Train students for individual design of antennas using software tools. | |||
| Contents | ||||
| Contents of lectures | Numerical methods for modeling of antennas/scatterers: MoM, FEM, TLM, FDTD, PO, GO, hybrid techniques. Review of software tools: NEC, MiniNEC, SuperNEC, WireZeus, AWAS, OSU code, FEKO, IE3D, HFSS, CST, WIPL - D. Advanced techniques for modeling with focus on wire antennas (dipole, yagi, helicodial), antenna arrays, horn, reflector, and microstrip patch antennas. Matching circuits. Optimization. | |||
| Contents of exercises | Work on computer. Practical use of software WIPL-D for antenna design. | |||
| Number of hours per week during the semester/trimester/year | ||||
| Lectures | Exercises | OTC | Study and Research | Other classes |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Methods of teaching | Lectures, lab exercises | |||
| Knowledge score (maximum points 100) | ||||
| Pre obligations | Points | Final exam | Points | |
| Activites during lectures | 0 | Test paper | 30 | |
| Practical lessons | 70 | Oral examination | 0 | |
| Projects | 0 | |||
| Colloquia | 0 | |||
| Seminars | 0 | |||