Ansys HFSS SBR+ Antenna Placement

This course introduces users to the shooting and bouncing ray (SBR+) capability in the Ansys HFSS™ high-frequency electromagnetic simulation software. Applications include antenna placement onto electrically large platforms (installed antenna) and antenna-to-antenna coupling. Modeling antennas in 3D Components, linked near field components and linked far field files are all covered. The hands-on workshops include real-world scenarios, such as a antenna side mirror assembly interacting with a metallic car body, a mobile antenna inside a car interacting with an antenna in the rear-view mirror, and WiFi antenna coupling between a car interior and a garage with the garage and pavement material properties included. 

Learning Outcomes:

Following completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Model antennas installed on platforms with 3D Components and linked near field sources. 
• Set up antenna coupling simulations using far field radiation pattern files in SBR+ solution type simulations and using 3D Components with SBR+ hybrid regions.

Prerequisites:

• Ansys HFSS Antenna course or equivalent knowledge of Ansys HFSS software with antenna applications
• Knowledge of multiple different electromagnetic propagation models including wave and ray. 
• Knowledge of antenna design engineering principles including far-field antenna radiation patterns.

Please note: These training materials were developed and tested in the 2019R3 release.