Case Study: University of Colorado achieves efficient wideband, low-profile vehicle-underside antenna designs with Altair FEKO

Developing Efficient Design Procedures for Wideband, Low-profile Antennas Using Altair FEKO Electromagnetic Simulation Technology

The University of Colorado Antenna Research Group (ARG) sought to develop efficient design procedures for wideband, low-profile, concealed antennas by evaluating the underside of vehicles as an alternative mounting location for high-frequency VHF systems. To assess performance and avoid extreme miniaturization, ARG used Altair FEKO electromagnetic simulation technology.

Altair supplied FEKO EM field simulation methods to model, analyze and optimize underside-mounted antenna designs; these simulations let the University of Colorado validate performance, refine designs, and demonstrate the viability of concealed, low-profile VHF antennas without excessive miniaturization. By using Altair’s tools, ARG streamlined its design workflow, reduced physical prototyping and iterations, and established repeatable procedures for antenna placement and optimization.

University of Colorado