Antenna Workbench analysis/design software
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I am a member of a research group that is thinking of commercializing an antenna design/analysis workbench that we have been using successfully for the last several years in our contract research work. The workbench allows a user to rapidly design, preview and analyze single & dual reflector antennas and associated microwave feed antennas. It is based on a number of highly respected and well validated computational electromagetics (CEM) codes developed here over the years such as NEC-REF ( http://esl.eng.ohio-state.edu/codes/Infref31.php ), NEC-BSC (http://esl.eng.ohio-state.edu/codes/Infnzbsc42.php), and ESP5 (http://esl.eng.ohio-state.edu/codes/esp5_sum.php), and an internally developed body-of-revolution MoM code for microwave feed design, coupled with a very (we think) user-friendly graphical 'workbench' to facilitate initial geometry definition/verification and result viewing.
Features:
User-friendly graphical interface, full on-line help, context help for dialogs and wizard pages, wireframe and OpenGL 3D views, and a wide variety of customizable plot types. All views and plot types can be cut/pasted to other Windows programs for proposals/reports, etc.
All interfaces to and from computional modules are via human-readable ascii files, so you can always peek behind the curtain in case of a problem. Workbench functionality can be easily extended with additional CEMs and associated CEM-specific graphics.
The feed code is supported by a very complete "Feed Wizard" that allows rapid design of any rotationally symmetric feed type, including internally or externally corrugated types. Corrugated feed horns can be rapdidly generated using the wizard, and the resulting profile can be saved for later use. User-defined profiles can also be used. Rectangular aperture, waveguide, and other types can be designed and analyzed as well.
Some inter-code linking is supported, and more is being added all the time. Currently the output from feed design can be automatically linked into a reflector antenna geometry, and the resulting reflector antenna design can be linked into NEC-BSC as surface currents for inclusion in a larger scattering problem (like a reflector antenna on a ship, satellite bus, or other large structure).
The target market is small and medium antenna design companies where short product development cycles, rigorous/well validated results, and code transparency are more important than 'one button' ACAD input/NC output. We plan to charge about $10K/seat (perpetual license), plus about $3K/year for maintenance and updates.
We would be interested in your comments about similar software, pricing structures you'd like to see, features you think would be important, etc.
TIA,
Frank
Features:
User-friendly graphical interface, full on-line help, context help for dialogs and wizard pages, wireframe and OpenGL 3D views, and a wide variety of customizable plot types. All views and plot types can be cut/pasted to other Windows programs for proposals/reports, etc.
All interfaces to and from computional modules are via human-readable ascii files, so you can always peek behind the curtain in case of a problem. Workbench functionality can be easily extended with additional CEMs and associated CEM-specific graphics.
The feed code is supported by a very complete "Feed Wizard" that allows rapid design of any rotationally symmetric feed type, including internally or externally corrugated types. Corrugated feed horns can be rapdidly generated using the wizard, and the resulting profile can be saved for later use. User-defined profiles can also be used. Rectangular aperture, waveguide, and other types can be designed and analyzed as well.
Some inter-code linking is supported, and more is being added all the time. Currently the output from feed design can be automatically linked into a reflector antenna geometry, and the resulting reflector antenna design can be linked into NEC-BSC as surface currents for inclusion in a larger scattering problem (like a reflector antenna on a ship, satellite bus, or other large structure).
The target market is small and medium antenna design companies where short product development cycles, rigorous/well validated results, and code transparency are more important than 'one button' ACAD input/NC output. We plan to charge about $10K/seat (perpetual license), plus about $3K/year for maintenance and updates.
We would be interested in your comments about similar software, pricing structures you'd like to see, features you think would be important, etc.
TIA,
Frank