Antenna Design and Technology

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Department of Electromagnetic Field

Synopsis:

Basics of practical design of antennas for specific frequency bands, modeling, design and construction of antenna and antenna systems. Antenna measurement methods, practical measurements in antenna laboratory. Modeling

on professional software tools for antenna design.

Requirements:

https://moodle.kme.fel.cvut.cz

Syllabus of lectures:

1.Basic aspects of antenna design, transmitting and receiving antennas, modeling and design process

2.Materials for antenna construction, its electrical and mechanical properties, certification, endurance, feeding

3.Antenna measurement methods, filed strengths measurement, measurement of directional, phase and polarization parameters

4.Input impedance and gain measurements, measurements on models

5.Design of wire antennas, dipole antennas

6.Design of LF and MF and SW antennas

7.Slot antennas, patch and microstrip antennas - design

8.Helix antennas

9.Design of horn antennas and special structures

10.Design of reflector antennas

11.Lend antennas design

12.Special antenna design and construction - mobile services, RFID antennas

13.Special antenna design and construction - wideband and radar antennas

14. Antennas for cars and airplanes

Syllabus of tutorials:

1.Introduction, math software, safety instructions for antenna laboratory

2.Input impedance measurement of wire antennas - antenna laboratory

3.Input impedance measurement of planar antennas - antenna laboratory

4.Measurement of field strengths and radiation pattern of wire antennas - antenna laboratory

5.Measurement of field strengths and radiation pattern of planar antennas - antenna laboratory

6.Gain measurements, projects

7.Polarization measurements of wire and horn antennas

8.Polarization measurements of helix antennas

9.Design and construction of wire antenna, dipole, monopole

10.Design od slot and helix antenna

11.Design and construction of patch antenna

12.Design and construction of horn antenna

13.Presentations of projects (measurement) and measurement results I

14.Presentations of projects and measurement results II, evaluation, assesment

Study Objective:

Practical design of antennas for specific frequency bands, modeling, design and construction of antenna and antenna systems.

Study materials:

1.Johnson, C.R.: Antenna Engineering Handbook. McGraw-Hill, Inc., London,

1993

2.Mott, H.: Antennas for Radar and Communications. John Wiley and Sons,

Inc., New York, 1992

3.Milligan, T.A.: Modern Antenna Design. McGraw-Hill Book Company. London,

1985

4.Balanis, A.: Antenna Theory. John Wiley and Sons, Inc., New York, 1997

5.Kraus, J.D., Marhefka, J.: Antennas For All Applications. Tata,

McGraw-Hill, New York, 2003

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No time-table has been prepared for this course

The course is a part of the following study plans: