Computational investigation of a crossed slot cavity-backed array antenna

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dc.contributor.advisorPalmer, K. D.
dc.contributor.authorVoigt, Dewalden_ZA
dc.contributor.otherUniversity of Stellenbosch. Faculty of Engineering. Dept. of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
dc.date2006-04en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2006-10-19T05:58:37Zen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T08:54:39Z
dc.date.available2006-10-19T05:58:37Zen_ZA
dc.date.available2010-06-01T08:54:39Z
dc.date.issued2006-03en_ZA
dc.descriptionThesis (MScEng (Electrical and Electronic Engineering))--University of Stellenbosch, 2006.
dc.description.abstractThis 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.en_ZA
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/2659
dc.publisherStellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch
dc.rights.holderUniversity of Stellenbosch
dc.subjectAntenna arraysen_ZA
dc.subjectAntennas (Electronics)en_ZA
dc.subjectDissertations -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subjectTheses -- Electronic engineeringen_ZA
dc.subject.otherElectrical and Electronic Engineeringen_ZA
dc.titleComputational investigation of a crossed slot cavity-backed array antennaen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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