Computational electromagnetics for the SKA-Low prototype station AAVS2

P Bolli, DB Davidson, M Bercigli… - Journal of …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
We summarize the activities conducted since 2019 in the numerical electromagnetic
analysis of one prototype station of the SKA-Low telescope. Working closely with the SKA …

High-sensitivity phased array receivers for radio astronomy

KF Warnick, R Maaskant, MV Ivashina… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Phased arrays have a long history in radio astronomy. Large, sparse synthesis arrays have
been in use for decades to capture high-resolution images of deep space objects. More …

Fast and accurate simulation technique for large irregular arrays

H Bui-Van, J Abraham, M Arts… - … on Antennas and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A fast full-wave simulation technique is presented for the analysis of large irregular planar
arrays of identical 3-D metallic antennas. The solution method relies on the macro basis …

Comparison of CBFM-enhanced iterative methods for MoM-based finite antenna array analysis

T Marinović, R Maaskant, R Mittra… - … on Antennas and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we compare different iterative techniques enhanced by the CBFM, which are
used to analyze finite arrays of disjoint antenna elements. These are based on the stationary …

Electromagnetic modelling of the SKA-LOW AAVS1. 5 prototype

DB Davidson, P Bolli, M Bercigli… - 2019 international …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The numerical modelling of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Aperture Array Verification
System Version 1.5 is discussed. The role of this SKA prototype is placed within the …

Decentralized frequency alignment for collaborative beamforming in distributed phased arrays

H Ouassal, M Yan, JA Nanzer - IEEE Transactions on Wireless …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new approach to distributed synchronization (frequency alignment) for the coordination of
nodes in open loop coherent distributed antenna arrays to enable distributed beamforming …

Physics‐based iterative scheme for computing antenna array embedded element patterns

M Chose, AS Conradie, PI Cilliers… - Microwave and Optical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Rigorously accounting for mutual coupling effects in antenna array synthesis, generally
requires that embedded element patterns (EEPs) be determined. The method of moments …

Antenna array analysis by iterative DGFM-based local solutions

AS Conradie, M Chose, PI Cilliers… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The method of moments (MoM) is well suited to the electromagnetic analysis of antenna
arrays, but solution cost grows rapidly with array size. This article concerns efficient MoM …

The CBFM-enhanced Jacobi method for efficient finite antenna array analysis

DJ Ludick, MM Botha, R Maaskant… - IEEE Antennas and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An enhancement to the iterative Jacobi technique with the characteristic basis function
method is presented. The resulting method is intended for efficient method of moments …

Hierarchical Pattern Exploitation for Efficient Electromagnetic Analysis of Finite Periodic Array

Y Zhao, S Xiang, J Han, L Li - IEEE Transactions on Antennas …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The hierarchical pattern exploitation (HPE) method is proposed for the efficient
electromagnetic analysis of finite periodic arrays. Instead of taking advantage of the Toeplitz …