How to use external 3D antenna pattern for RF propagation calculation

Hi everyone,

I have a 3D model of antenna propagation pattern, how can I import and use it in MATLAB for RF signal strength and propagation calculation with Antenna Toolbox? Or is there any way to use external antenna data (2D or 3D) to calculate signal strength in MATLAB Antenna Toolbox instead of using built-in atennas from MATLAB?

I look forward to any support. Thanks alot,

Nghia Nguyen

Answer 1

[Sangeetha Balasubramaniyam]

Hi,

The external antenna data may be used to calculate the signal strength by following few steps below:

1. Import the data to phased.CustomAntennaElement object, using Phased Array System toolbox to load the pattern.
2. Load the above custom antenna to txSite and RxSite object in RFPropagation toolbox and use sigstrength function to calculate the signal strength of your proposed antenna.

You may refer to RF Propagation for further information.