Advantages System - Level Design Delivers for Phased - Array Development
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Introduction
Phased-array antenna development is entering a new era where speed and agility are critical success factors. Commercial phased-array development projects for the latest 5G and satellite communications systems present new time-to-market and cost challenges compared to legacy, specialty product development projects. The burgeoning space communications economy, with the advent of low-earth orbit (LEO) satellites, will play an important role in the global 5G network build-out over the next several years.
Designers cannot afford to spend long portions of the development cycle testing physical prototypes in the anechoic chamber. Legacy methods that rely on design approximation, hardware prototypes, and multiple testing iterations are inefficient. They lack measures to quickly gain design confidence and risk cost overruns from unpredictable project schedules.
A Better Approach Emerges
The Model Based Engineering (MBE) design methodology, driven by high fidelity modeling and fast simulation speed, is the modern way to develop phased arrays on specification, on time, and within budget. With MBE methods, designers build a virtual prototype that enables them to fully explore the design space to arrive at a topology that satisfies the specifications.