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Request Custom Study →CAD Geometry • DF_ARRAYSTEP / SolidWorks AP214
3D CAD•3D CAD SOLVER MODEL
±0.001 mm CAD
Computational Verification
Primary SolverCST Studio Suite
Numerical MethodFDTD
Validation StatusMeasurement-correlated
Mesh Cell Count44.5 Million
Simulation Runtime6.8 Hours
Package Deliverables
- Touchstone .s3p
- Far-field patterns
- DF phase/amplitude calibration tables
- Report PDF
Bilateral NDA Standard & Air-Gapped Compute
Custom installed studies and platform integrations are executed on dedicated on-premise compute nodes under bilateral mutual non-disclosure agreements.
Direction FindingMeasurement-correlated
Compact 3-Channel Adcock DF Array
3-channel Adcock DF array covering 20 MHz to 6 GHz. Generates Watson-Watt and 3-channel correlative calibration tables with verified mutual coupling.
Calibrated Solver Results
Band: 20 MHz – 6 GHzReflection Coefficient |S₁₁| (dB)Port input return loss & resonance dips across simulated bandwidth
S₁₁ (dB)-10 dB (VSWR 2:1)
Minimum S₁₁: -19.2 dBPassband compliance: < -10 dB verified
Antenna Specifications
- Operating Band
- 20 MHz – 6 GHz
- Antenna Geometry
- Adcock monopole array with central reference
- Max VSWR
- 2.8:1
- Polarisation
- Vertical
- Target Platforms
- Vehicle, Fixed Site
- Mesh Model
- 44.5M cells
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