This section explains how to create a planar patch array antenna.
Figure 1. Planar Patch Array Panel
When the option is selected, the next panel and a previsualization of the antenna
with the parameters on the panel are displayed.
Position: set the Cartesian coordinates for the
position of the antenna.
Patch dimensions: set the values of the length and
width of the patches (Lpatch and Wpatch) and the position of the feeding
point from the center of the patch (Fdist).
Array dimensions: set the values of the number of
patches in X (Nx), the number of patches in Y (Ny), the distance between
patches in X (Dx) and the distance between patches in Y (Dy).
Layer Properties: set the substrate material from the
material library of newFASANT and the height of
the substrate material (Hsubs). The diameter specifies the longitude of the
circumference.
For each modification on parameters panel, this previsualization will be updated for
the new parameter.
Figure 2. Planar Patch Array Previsualization
Clicking on 'Add' button, the final visualization for the antenna with a red dashed
line for every coaxial feed will be shown.
