function [port nf2ff] = Patch_Antenna_Array(Sim_Path, postproc_only, show_structure, xpos, caps, resist, active ) % [port nf2ff] = Patch_Antenna_Array(Sim_Path, postproc_only, show_structure, xpos, caps, resist, active ) % % Script to setup the patch array as described in [1]. % Run main script in Patch_Antenna_Phased_Array.m instead! % % Sim_Path: Simulation path % postproc_only: set to post process only 0/1 % show_structure: show the strucuture in AppCSXCAD 0/1 % xpos: the x-position for each antenna is defined % caps: the port capacity (will override active port) % resist: port resitance % active: switch port active % % References: % [1] Y. Yusuf and X. Gong, “A low-cost patch antenna phased array with % analog beam steering using mutual coupling and reactive loading,” IEEE % Antennas Wireless Propag. Lett., vol. 7, pp. 81–84, 2008. % % Tested with % - Matlab 2011a % - openEMS v0.0.31 % % (C) 2013 Thorsten Liebig % example % xpos = [-41 0 41]; % caps = [0.2e-12 0 0.2e-12]; % active = [0 1 0]; % resist = [50 50 50]; %% setup the simulation physical_constants; unit = 1e-3; % all length in mm % patch geometry setup patch.W = 35; % width patch.L = 28.3; % length patch.Ws = 3.8; % width of feeding stub patch.Gs = 1; % width of feeding gab patch.l = 6; % length of feeding stub patch.y0 = 10; % depth of feeding stub into into patch % patch resonance frequency f0 = 3e9; %substrate setup substrate.name = 'Ro3003'; substrate.epsR = 3; substrate.kappa = 0.0013 * 2*pi*f0 * EPS0*substrate.epsR; substrate.thickness = 1.524; substrate.cells = 4; substrate.width = patch.W + max(xpos) - min(xpos) + 4*patch.l; substrate.length = 3*patch.l + patch.L; % size of the simulation box AirSpacer = [50 50 30]; edge_res = [-1/3 2/3]*1; %% setup FDTD parameter & excitation function fc = 2e9; % 20 dB corner frequency FDTD = InitFDTD( 'EndCriteria', 1e-4 ); FDTD = SetGaussExcite( FDTD, f0, fc ); BC = [1 1 1 1 1 1]*3; FDTD = SetBoundaryCond( FDTD, BC ); %% setup CSXCAD geometry & mesh CSX = InitCSX(); mesh.x = []; mesh.y = []; mesh.z = []; %% create patch CSX = AddMetal( CSX, 'patch' ); % create a perfect electric conductor (PEC) for port_nr=1:numel(xpos) start = [xpos(port_nr)-patch.W/2 patch.l substrate.thickness]; stop = [xpos(port_nr)-patch.Ws/2-patch.Gs patch.l+patch.L substrate.thickness]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'patch',10, start, stop); mesh.x = [mesh.x xpos(port_nr)-patch.W/2-edge_res]; start = [xpos(port_nr)+patch.W/2 patch.l substrate.thickness]; stop = [xpos(port_nr)+patch.Ws/2+patch.Gs patch.l+patch.L substrate.thickness]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'patch',10, start, stop); mesh.x = [mesh.x xpos(port_nr)+patch.W/2+edge_res]; mesh.y = [mesh.y patch.l-edge_res patch.l+patch.L+edge_res]; start = [xpos(port_nr)-patch.Ws/2-patch.Gs patch.l+patch.y0 substrate.thickness]; stop = [xpos(port_nr)+patch.Ws/2+patch.Gs patch.l+patch.L substrate.thickness]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'patch',10, start, stop); % feed line start = [xpos(port_nr)-patch.Ws/2 patch.l+patch.y0 substrate.thickness]; stop = [xpos(port_nr)+patch.Ws/2 0 substrate.thickness]; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'patch',10, start, stop); mesh.x = [mesh.x xpos(port_nr)+linspace(-patch.Ws/2-patch.Gs,-patch.Ws/2,3) xpos(port_nr)+linspace(patch.Ws/2,patch.Ws/2+patch.Gs,3)]; start = [xpos(port_nr)-patch.Ws/2 0 0]; stop = [xpos(port_nr)+patch.Ws/2 0 substrate.thickness]; if (caps(port_nr)>0) CSX = AddLumpedElement(CSX, ['C_' num2str(port_nr)], 2, 'C', caps(port_nr)); CSX = AddBox(CSX,['C_' num2str(port_nr)],10, start, stop); [CSX port{port_nr}] = AddLumpedPort(CSX, 5 ,port_nr ,inf, start, stop, [0 0 1], 0); else % feed port [CSX port{port_nr}] = AddLumpedPort(CSX, 5 ,port_nr, resist(port_nr), start, stop, [0 0 1], active(port_nr)); end end %% create substrate CSX = AddMaterial( CSX, substrate.name ); CSX = SetMaterialProperty( CSX, substrate.name, 'Epsilon', substrate.epsR, 'Kappa', substrate.kappa ); start = [-substrate.width/2 0 0]; stop = [ substrate.width/2 substrate.length substrate.thickness]; CSX = AddBox( CSX, substrate.name, 0, start, stop ); mesh.x = [mesh.x start(1) stop(1)]; mesh.y = [mesh.y start(2) stop(2)]; % add extra cells to discretize the substrate thickness mesh.z = [linspace(0,substrate.thickness,substrate.cells+1) mesh.z]; %% create ground (same size as substrate) CSX = AddMetal( CSX, 'gnd' ); % create a perfect electric conductor (PEC) start(3)=0; stop(3) =0; CSX = AddBox(CSX,'gnd',10,start,stop); %% finalize the mesh % generate a smooth mesh with max. cell size: lambda_min / 20 mesh = SmoothMesh(mesh, 2, 1.3); mesh.x = [mesh.x min(mesh.x)-AirSpacer(1) max(mesh.x)+AirSpacer(1)]; mesh.y = [mesh.y min(mesh.y)-AirSpacer(2) max(mesh.y)+AirSpacer(2)]; mesh.z = [mesh.z min(mesh.z)-AirSpacer(3) max(mesh.z)+2*AirSpacer(3)]; mesh = SmoothMesh(mesh, c0 / (f0+fc) / unit / 20, 1.3); %% add a nf2ff calc box; size is 3 cells away from MUR boundary condition start = [mesh.x(4) mesh.y(4) mesh.z(4)]; stop = [mesh.x(end-3) mesh.y(end-3) mesh.z(end-3)]; [CSX nf2ff] = CreateNF2FFBox(CSX, 'nf2ff', start, stop); mesh = AddPML(mesh,(BC==3)*8); CSX = DefineRectGrid(CSX, unit, mesh); %% prepare simulation folder Sim_CSX = 'patch_array.xml'; if (postproc_only==0) [status, message, messageid] = rmdir( Sim_Path, 's' ); % clear previous directory [status, message, messageid] = mkdir( Sim_Path ); % create empty simulation folder %% write openEMS compatible xml-file WriteOpenEMS( [Sim_Path '/' Sim_CSX], FDTD, CSX ); %% show the structure if (show_structure>0) CSXGeomPlot( [Sim_Path '/' Sim_CSX] ); end %% run openEMS RunOpenEMS( Sim_Path, Sim_CSX); end