Application Examples

A 60 GHz antenna array design is simulated in XF to demonstrate suitability for use on wireless Virtual Reality headsets. The final design is simulated mounted on a section of a virtual reality visor.

This example uses Wireless InSite’s diffuse scattering capability to perform simulations of an indoor wireless network and predict channel characteristics for millimeter wave frequencies.

This example uses XFdtd to simulate the performance of a low cost, chipless RFID system. The system is validated using two cross-polarized log periodic dipole arrays as the send and receive devices.

In this example, XFdtd and RLD are used to design and analyze a 28 GHz antenna array capable of forming multiple beams for 5G network base stations.

This example demonstrates how a custom beamforming table can be used to model downlink data rates from three MIMO base stations for 5G New Radio in a section of Boston.

A proposed smartphone design that includes a 4G antenna operating at 860 MHz and a 5G array at 28 GHz is analyzed in XFdtd to determine operating characteristics and any mutual coupling.

An antenna based on a transverse slotted rectangular waveguide design is realized in a substrate integrated waveguide structure and simulated in XFdtd EM Simulation Software.

This example demonstrates simulation results for beams and possible plots of coverage from the full array and combinations of sub-arrays.

Various designs of a dual-band antenna constructed from textile fabrics for use in a wearable application are evaluated using XFdtd.

Series-fed patch elements forming an array are simulated to demonstrate antenna performance and beamforming including S-parameters, gain, and effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) at 28 GHz.

Performance of a 12-port handset antenna array operating in LTE bands 42/43 (3400-3800 MHz) and band 46 (5150-5925 MHz) is analyzed in XFdtd for varying hand hold positions on the device.

The following example investigates WiFi throughput coverage in a house provided by 802.11ac routers operating at 5 GHz using an 80 MHz bandwidth.

This example details the setup and execution of RCS calculations using XGtd’s X3D PO MEC model and compares the predictions to those made using XFdtd.

Simulations are performed on a reconfigurable 12-element antenna which produces vertically and horizontally polarized gain patterns and is intended for base station use.

In this example the signal transmission between a massive MIMO base station and a mobile device located in downtown Rosslyn is analyzed using Wireless InSite’s MIMO capability.

This example analyzes the coupling between four circular patch antennas mounted on the sides of a Boeing 757. The antennas transmit and receive at a frequency of 2.4 GHz.

Ad hoc peer-to-peer networks can provide reliable communications in emergency situations where fixed infrastructures may not be available. This example shows Wireless InSite's Transceivers capability.

A simple antenna for LTE band operation is added to the PC board of a smartphone in XFdtd and the matching circuit is tuned for operation in multiple frequency bands.

XFdtd's Circuit Element Optimizer is used to determine optimal matching component values for a dual purpose antenna.