Antennas

Summary

The students will first learn the fundamental principles governing antennas and get familiar with the main antenna types. In the second part, students will work in groups on an antenna design project. Through this, they will learn to use common simulation tools, and perform antenna measurements

Content

Keywords

• Antennas
• Microwaves
• dipoles
• Patches
• Horns
• Arrays

Learning Prerequisites

Required courses

Electromagnétisme I et II

Recommended courses

Introductions aux microondes et aux antennes

Important concepts to start the course

• Transmission line theory
• Scattering matrix
• Maxwell's equations

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, the student must be able to:

• Analyze a specific antenna
• Create a design
• Interpret a measurement
• Discuss a simulation result

Transversal skills

• Use a work methodology appropriate to the task.
• Set objectives and design an action plan to reach those objectives.
• Communicate effectively with professionals from other disciplines.
• Negotiate effectively within the group.

Teaching methods

• Ex Cathedra
• Group projects

Expected student activities

• Understanding the antenna basics
• Use and understand the lomits of simulation tools
• perform antenna designs

Assessment methods

Midterm

Group project

Supervision

Resources

Virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)

No

Notes/Handbook

• Handouts
• Copies of slides

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/EE-446