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Abstract. This paper discusses the evolution of antenna training aids under
development at the Australian Army's Army Technology and Engineering Agency
(ATEA) for the Australian Army School of Signals, and HMAS
Cerberus Frequency Management School. The training aids rely heavily on
the ability to produce high-quality rendered images of antenna radiation
patterns using electromagnetic visualisation techniques developed at ATEA. Adjustment of
parameters such as frequency, antenna height, slope, configuration, ground type
and viewing angle controls the selection and display of the
appropriate antenna pattern image. Interactive operation coupled with the high
quality images results in an aid that provides excellent insight
into the intricacies of antenna radiation patterns. Current extensions to
this capability include traditional graph-based display of pattern data, and
of antenna footprint maps using a simple ionospheric predictor.
Related topics:
antennas, communications systems, command systems
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