ixtad
Newbie level 4
Hello all,
I've searched the forums for similar threads, but it seems that most of them are either unanswered or address a different issue from mine, so here goes.
I've been trying to design a 6x16 (6 rows with 16 slots in each row) slotted waveguide array. I used MATLAB to calculate each slot's length and offset using Elliott's design equations. The problem is, when calculating the parameter for my antenna I find that sometimes it's impossible to fulfill Elliott's first design equation, which makes the solutions fail to converge. I'm not sure if this is a mistake on my code, or whether there are some other design considerations when designing a slotted waveguide array.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
I've searched the forums for similar threads, but it seems that most of them are either unanswered or address a different issue from mine, so here goes.
I've been trying to design a 6x16 (6 rows with 16 slots in each row) slotted waveguide array. I used MATLAB to calculate each slot's length and offset using Elliott's design equations. The problem is, when calculating the parameter for my antenna I find that sometimes it's impossible to fulfill Elliott's first design equation, which makes the solutions fail to converge. I'm not sure if this is a mistake on my code, or whether there are some other design considerations when designing a slotted waveguide array.
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers