🧪 Module 3: Simulation & Antenna Performance Testing (10 Hours)

Tools & Activities:

• Overview of antenna simulation software (CST, HFSS, MATLAB Antenna Toolbox)

• Setting up simulation environments and boundary conditions

• Meshing, tuning, and optimization parameters

• Plotting radiation patterns (2D/3D) and analyzing return loss (S11)

• Simulating complex scenarios with near-field and far-field analysis

• Real-world antenna testing basics:

  • Anechoic chambers

  • Network analyzers

  • Field strength measurements