ANTENNA MAGUS
THE LEADING ANTENNA
DESIGN TOOL
Datasheet
Antenna Magus is the most extensive antenna synthesis tool available on the market today. Its large
database of over 350 antennas, transitions and feed structures can be explored to choose the optimal
topology, designed to meet the system criteria and exported to seamlessly integrate with your design
workflow. Antenna Magus generates reliable simulation models of your designs for many of the market
leaders in EM simulation, including CST Studio Suite®.
Antenna Magus provides the capability to design and flexible design tool for anyone working with antennas.
evaluate over 350 antenna and array types. Concise and
accessible information about different antennas and topics A successful antenna design should produce an element
(including references to relevant literature and research that is insensitive to manufacturing tolerances and is cost-
resources) as well as many useful tools and libraries and effective to produce. Selecting the correct element as early
exportable accurate simulation models are also included, in the design cycle as possible minimizes the risk of
making Antenna Magus an extremely powerful and exceeding budget and time constraints during later stages
of the design and production process. Adapting an existing ARRAY SYNTHESIS
design, or searching for a new element in text books and
Design arrays with various shapes and sizes
published papers is no longer the most effective way to make
this crucial selection. The array synthesis tool in Antenna Magus assists engineers
in the design and analysis of antenna arrays of different
Antenna Magus has been designed to present information in shapes and sizes. The tool includes the ability to synthesize
a manner that enables engineers to consider various options typical array layouts and excitation distributions for objectives
with minimal time and effort – before zooming in on one or like gain, beamwidth, squint angles and side-lobe levels.
two promising topologies. During the early design phase, the
synthesis feature can be used to learn about the expected Users can import externally defined layouts and specify 3D
size and physical parameters of various designs and patterns of individual elements. Array layouts and synthesised
topologies. 3D array patterns can be exported in various formats for use
in further simulations.
Even if no element in the database fully meets the design
objectives, browsing the antennas in the database gives
invaluable insight into ‘building blocks’ and concepts that
the antenna engineer can use to assemble a new antenna UTILITIES
topology.
A toolbox for antenna engineers
Antenna Magus is more than just a database of antennas. It
is a toolbox for antenna engineers, full of useful utilities and
DESIGN libraries that can be used to simplify everyday antenna tasks.
Flexible design saves time and helps avoid costly
For example: “Trace” any scanned graph image using the
miscalculations
mouse and export it as formatted text data; calculate the
The design capabilities offered by Antenna Magus are the required gain of a receive antenna using the FRIIS calculator;
most flexible of all commercial antenna design tools. Each get an accurate simulation model of a standard connector
antenna can be designed for a range of objectives – like from the connector library – and many more.
operating frequencies, gain, input impedance and substrate
type. The synthesis algorithms match objectives to physical Although many utilities (similar to those in Antenna Magus)
parameter sets in a matter of seconds, allowing the engineer are freely available, they cannot be used with confidence – as
instant feedback about the expected dimensions of the there is no information on the methods that are used or their
antenna. limitations! Antenna Magus provides a consistent and reliable
set of tools and libraries in one place.
Antenna Magus provides far better designs than are possible
using simple frequency-scaled design approaches (where
parameters of a reference design are simply scaled according
to wavelength), with each synthesis saving days of numerical CONTACT & LICENCING
optimization.
Antenna Magus has various licencing options, to meet every
Fast, flexible design allows many antennas to be designed customer’s needs. These include network (or floating)
and evaluated in an extremely short period of time – even by licences, node-locked (locked to a device) or term licences.
inexperienced engineers. Academic and teaching licenses are available.
For more information and a free evaluation version, please
contact sales at www.3ds.com/how-to-buy/contact-sales.
EXPORT
Export models of designed antennas to 3D EM
simulators
Antenna Magus’ export functionality allows more time to be
spent on antenna design and less time on mastering
simulation software. Novel concepts and design ideas can be
tested quicker than ever before.
Starting with “ready to run” parametric simulation models
exported from Antenna Magus, users can leverage the
capabilities offered by the supported 3D EM simulation tools
more effectively - and even combine various models to build
a system.
Design example: Dual-band double-T monopole antenna designed for
different frequencies and substrates.
Some of the array layouts and its corresponding radiation pattern available in Antenna Magus: (Clockwise from top left) planar with broadside
beam; circular with azimuthal beam; planar with broadside null; concentric circular with tilted beam.
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