using antenna element designed from Antenna Toolbox in Phased Array Toolbox

Once I designed an antenna element using Antenna Toolbox, how to input the designed element in a phased array?

Answer 1

[Honglei Chen]

You can just do something like

ant = dipole;
antarray = phased.ULA('Element',ant);

HTH

Answer 2

[Chen]

Thanks Honglei I know the way you suggested. For simple or easy antenna element this works will, as the element can be quickly calculated, every time an array is calculated.

For more complex element, for example: cavity backed spiral antenna, it is take long time to calculate antenna patterns (I think Antenna Toolbox mush use some electromagnetic solver, such as the method of moment). Is there way let me pre-calculate all the properties of the element that to be used in an 4 x 4 URA?

[Honglei Chen]

Yes, in that case you can use Antenna Toolbox to compute the pattern and assign it to a CustomAntennaElement.

HTH

[Chen]

Do you have an example to use Antenna Toolbox design element results in Phased.Array toolbox.