designing feed network of micro strip patch array

hello i have a patch array , is there a way in matlab (rf toolbox or antenna tool box) to get a design of the microstrip feed network for the patch array?

Thanks

Answer 1

[Vinod Dwarapudi]

Hi fima

Yes. If the patch array is already available, RF PCB Toolbox can be used to design and integrate the microstrip feed network.

A good starting point is the Corporate Feed Divider Network for a Linear Patch Antenna Array example, which demonstrates a corporate-feed network using the powerDividerCorporate element.

Also see: Design, Analyze, and Prototype 2-by-2 Patch Antenna Array - MATLAB & Simulink

For more advanced feed architectures, such as monopulse or beamforming networks, see the S-Band Monopulse Tracking Radar Antenna example, which integrates a patch array with a rat-race coupler feed network.

You can then export the S-parameters of the feed network and use them in RF Blockset for circuit and system-level simulations. In addition, the antenna object or its radiation pattern (embedded element pattern for Array) can be imported into RF Blockset, enabling end-to-end link and beamforming simulations that include both the feed network and antenna characteristics.