Some of the new features in PCAAD Version 6.0
include the following:PCAAD 6.0 is the newest version of the very popular general purpose antenna analysis and design software.
PCAAD 6.0 is a Windows–compatible antenna analysis, modeling, and design software package. It contains more than 50 routines treating wire antennas, aperture antennas, microstrip antennas, arrays, transmission lines and waveguides, and more. These routines are integrated into a menu–driven, user–friendly system allowing you to quickly evaluate the performance of a wide variety of antenna types. PCAAD 6.0 includes a 103-page printed user manual which describes the use of the software, provides examples for each of the routines, and lists technical references.
Some of the new features in PCAAD Version 6.0
include the following:
PCAAD’s antenna analysis and design capabilities are listed below . . .
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Array Antennas Uniform linear arrays. Linear subarrays Uniform rectangular arrays Uniform circular arrays Arbitrary planar arrays Infinite printed dipole array analysis Linear array pattern synthesis Grating lobe diagram for planar arrays Effect of array excitation errors Aperture Antennas Traveling wave line source Rectangular and circular apertures E– and H–plane sectoral horns Pyramidal horn Corrugated pyramidal horn Diagonal horn Conical horn Corrugated conical horn Parabolic reflector (approximate) Parabolic reflector (pattern analysis) |
Wire Antennas Dipole antenna analysis RCS of wire dipole V–dipole antenna analysis Yagi array analysis Finite dipole array analysis Log–periodic dipole array design Log–periodic dipole array analysis General wire antenna analysis Transmission Lines Microstrip line analysis and design Covered microstrip line analysis Stripline analysis and design Coaxial line analysis Rectangular waveguide analysis Standard rectangular waveguide data Circular waveguide analysis Surface
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Microstrip Antennas Rectangular probe–fed patch analysis Rectangular line–fed patch analysis Rectangular proximity–fed patch analysis Rectangular aperture coupled patch analysis Circular probe–fed patch analysis Miscellaneous Communication link loss Polarization mismatch between antennas Atmospheric and rain attenuation data Axial ratio vs. amplitude and phase errors Antenna noise temperature data Antenna and microwave calculator Plotting Polar pattern plot Rectangular pattern plot 3–D
pattern plot
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PCAAD 6.0 is intended for use by engineers, students, and researchers who need quick solutions to common antenna design and analysis problems. If your work involves antennas, you will find PCAAD 6.0 to be invaluable. Here is a screen shot of PCAAD 6.0 being used to plot the 3-D pattern of a circular horn antenna. You can also view the Help file for PCAAD 6.0 for more details on its capabilities. Some commonly asked questions about the capabilities of PCAAD 6.0 are answered in the FAQs. PCAAD 6.0 is supplied on a CD, along with a 103-page printed user manual. PCAAD 6.0 is not downloadable. PCAAD 6.0 will run on Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Vista.
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Contact information . . .
Antenna Design Associates, Inc.
55 Teawaddle Hill Road
Leverett, MA 01054
Phone: 413.548.9919
