TY - GEN
T1 - Finite element model generation for efficient and accurate electromagnetic vehicle roof antenna simulations
AU - Mocker, Marina S.L.
AU - Engelmann, Steve
AU - Tazi, Hicham
AU - Eibert, Thomas F.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 IEEE.
PY - 2014/12/23
Y1 - 2014/12/23
N2 - Topic of this paper is the efficient modelling and simulation of state-of-the-art roof antennas employed for vehicles of the AUDI AG. In the investigated roof antenna, several services are joined within one antenna assembly covered by a common housing. To investigate whether the antenna fulfills all specifications concerning scattering parameters and radiation patterns, the antenna needs to be simulated. The simulation has to include all passive and active components under consideration of fabrication tolerances. All simulation results in this paper have been achieved using the finite element method offered by CST MWS. A prerequisite for successful simulation is a model which considers the geometry with an appropriate level of detail, all information about transitions from active circuits to antennas, as well as the scattering parameters of the active circuits.
AB - Topic of this paper is the efficient modelling and simulation of state-of-the-art roof antennas employed for vehicles of the AUDI AG. In the investigated roof antenna, several services are joined within one antenna assembly covered by a common housing. To investigate whether the antenna fulfills all specifications concerning scattering parameters and radiation patterns, the antenna needs to be simulated. The simulation has to include all passive and active components under consideration of fabrication tolerances. All simulation results in this paper have been achieved using the finite element method offered by CST MWS. A prerequisite for successful simulation is a model which considers the geometry with an appropriate level of detail, all information about transitions from active circuits to antennas, as well as the scattering parameters of the active circuits.
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U2 - 10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996309
DO - 10.1109/LAPC.2014.6996309
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84921382120
T3 - 2014 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2014
SP - 13
EP - 17
BT - 2014 Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2014
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2014 10th Loughborough Antennas and Propagation Conference, LAPC 2014
Y2 - 10 November 2014 through 11 November 2014
ER -