Highly Portable Open Source Array & Phased Antenna Simulator

Phased array antennas are key components in many applications such as radar, communication, 6G/5G networks, in-band full duplex (IBFD) operations, and future joint communication/sensing (JC&S) applications. These advanced applications require different performance characteristics in terms of gain, beamwidth, and scanning range. In this paper, a tool, which meets the needs of rapid observation of the array factor (AF) pattern by assigning the control variables such as inter-element spacing, geometrical array configuration, beam steering angle, and beam steering technique, is presented. The developed tool is further capable of capturing the gain pattern of multi-antenna structures and calculation of half power beamwidth (HPBW) with respect to the defined control variables. The performance of the tool is shown against measurements for state-of-the-art antenna structures.