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SWAN Tutorial Slot Model Design Analysis
SWAN Tutorial Slot Model Design Analysis
Slot Model
Design
Analysis
The slot model is being calculated.
After the Slot Model for the synthesis has been chosen and the Design
Parameters have been defined, the array optimisation can be started by
pressing the button Array Synthesis.
When the array synthesis starts, the output
text box will listWhen the synthesis
the following:
process has finished, a
Cut-off frequency of the waveguide
picture showing the array
Phase shifting for layout
all the opens.
subarrays
Theneeded
layout
to scan the beam toof the bias
the arrayscanning
can beangle
also
(only for direction different from broadside)
exported in DXF format by
Initial slot offsets
pressing the button Export
Initial slot lengths
Layout.
At the end of each All
iteration in the output
the synthesis resulttext
can
box some result will be shown:
be saved under the folder
Slot offsets located in the
Synthesis
Slot mail
lengthsprogram folder.
Maximum slot offset error
Mean slot offset error
Total slot offset error
Maximum slot length error
Mean slot length error
Total slot length error
TheAfter the analysis
graphical has
user interface
completed,
of the Analysisthe output
tool istext
the
results can be saved by
following.
pressing the button Save Log
TheThe
File. windows is made
log files of sixin
are saved
themain
folderframes: the Array
Logs located in the
Parameters,
mail program Thefolder.
Analysis
Parameters,
After the analysis has completed, results can be exported by pressingthe the
Slot
Some examplesthe
Parameters, of Input
output
button Export Outputs. Exportable outputs are:
graphsthe
Transition, are:Feeding
Antenna Layout (DXF format)Network and the Array
Reflection
Reflection
Radiation
Radiation coefficients
Coefficients
Pattern:
Pattern:
Excitation.
Radiation Pattern (TXT format) Antenna Efficiency
(Smith(Cartesian)
E-Plane
H-Plane
(Amplitude Chart)
(Cartesian)
- dB)
Antenna Efficiency (TXT format)
Reflection Coefficients (TXT format)