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3D CAD•3D CAD SOLVER MODEL
±0.001 mm CAD
Computational Verification
Primary SolverAnsys HFSS
Numerical MethodFEM
Validation StatusSimulation only
Mesh Cell Count18.2 Million
Simulation Runtime4.8 Hours
Package Deliverables
- Touchstone .s2p
- Far-field patterns
- CAD STEP
- PyAEDT setup script
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.
CommunicationSimulation only
Dual-Band Satellite & Telemetry Helix
Wideband nested helix covering S-band (2.4 GHz) and C-band (5.8 GHz) telemetry downlinks with independent SMA feed ports.
Calibrated Solver Results
Band: 2.4 GHz – 6 GHzDetailed S-parameter sweep & 3D polar matrix available upon request package generation.
Antenna Specifications
- Operating Band
- 2.4 GHz – 6 GHz
- Antenna Geometry
- Concentric nested helical array
- Peak Realized Gain
- 12.8 dBi
- Max VSWR
- 1.9:1
- Radiation Efficiency
- 89%
- Polarisation
- RHCP
- Target Platforms
- Naval, Airborne, Fixed Site
- Mesh Model
- 18.2M cells
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