Export from PCB antenna designer into workspace for radiation pattern definition

I have designed an antenna using PCB antenna designer and am now trying to work out how to create the radiation pattern description (gain values against phi and theta) for use in an RF propagation and link modelling application. Any suggestions gratefully received.

Answer 1

[Umeshraja]

Hi @Louise Hazelton,

To export the radiation pattern from the PCB Antenna Designer to the workspace, you should first export the PCB antenna to the MATLAB workspace or as a MATLAB script in the Analysis tab. Please refer to the image below to see how the options in toolbox appear.

Once exported as 'pcbobj' variable, you can obtain the radiation pattern using the following code:

>>[D, A, Z] = pattern(pcbobj, frequency);

In this code:

D represents the Directivity.

A is an array of azimuth angles.

Z is an array of elevation angles.

These outputs can be used for RF propagation and link modeling applications. For more information on plotting the radiation pattern, please refer to following documentation

https://www.mathworks.com/help/antenna/ref/cavity.pattern.html