How to create an array of reflector backed antennas instead of an reflector backed array of antennas ?

Question

Marc Hölscher 2023-4-11

回答： Dhruv 2023-4-25

I want to create and simulate a linear array of crossed dipole antennas, each of which has it's own circular reflector.

I defined

exciterdipolecrossed = dipoleCrossed(TiltAxis='Y',Tilt=90);
refant = reflectorCircular(Exciter=exciterdipolecrossed);

and I referenced it with

sixantennaarray = linearArray(NumElements=6,Element=refant);

But when I display it with I see six antennas and only one reflector:

show(sixantennaarray);

Inspecting the data structures it seems the reflector properties carry "upward" to the level of the array object.

How can I, as stated above, form an array of "antennas with reflectors" instead of a reflector behind an array of antennas ?

Thx

Answer 1

Dhruv 2023-4-25

Try implementing the below steps:

One possible way is to create a cell array where each cell corresponds to an antenna element and its associated reflector.
Each cell can contain the antenna and reflector objects as separate entities. This way, the properties of the reflector will not carry "upward" to the array object, and each antenna element can have its own associated reflector.
Then try using a loop to place each cell in the desired location in space to form the linear array.

This approach allows for more flexibility in the arrangement of the antennas and reflectors compared to using the built-in linearArray function.