Thesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / This thesis investigates a computational model of an electronically steered antenna array. It
focuses on a simple element comprising an S-shaped, crossed, cylindrical cavity-backed slot
antenna. An unusual aspect of the element is the addition of a top hat, which contributes to the
low scanning ability of the array. The objective was to confirm this contribution of the top hat.
During the investigation, the computation code Feko was validated for slot analysis through
consideration of the basic properties of a dipole and slot and how they related to each other.
Various alternative models were evaluated, before a final accurate model was modelled in Feko,
to find possible equivalent models. The final model, which implemented the use of Feko as
release 5, was the only one that achieved successful results.
The results showed that the top hat does play an important role in the steering of the beam.
The mechanism through which this occurs was identified. The results that where obtained
indicated that there may be more effective elements than the cylindrical element and the identification
of this is proposed as a field for further study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:sun/oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/2659 |
| Date | 03 1900 |
| Creators | Voigt, Dewald |
| Contributors | Palmer, K. D., University of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering. |
| Publisher | Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch |
| Source Sets | South African National ETD Portal |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis |
| Format | 13031630 bytes, application/pdf |
| Rights | University of Stellenbosch |
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