Attendees will learn techniques to design, model, and simulate phased arrays that can be used in radar and 5G systems. We will use MATLAB to demonstrate how to model array parameters and a range of array geometries, as well as MIMO and digital array concepts.The tutorial will also cover techniques to model complex antenna structures to add greater levels of fidelity to system models.  

The outline for the session includes the following sections: 

1. Introduction and motivation for phased array modelling 

2. Overview of design and analysis of complex transmit and receive arrays, including subarray structures 

3. Integrating antenna designs from solver-based simulations and chamber measurements 

4. Use optimization techniques to synthesize arrays that generate specific patterns 

5. Perturb array parameters in support of Monte Carlo analysis 

6. Adaptive beamforming and space-time adaptive processing (STAP) for radar  

7. Spatial multiplexing and hybrid beamforming for 5G applications 

8. System level simulation examples

Attendees will receive code that can be used to recreate all of the plots we show in the session and a set of examples that can be used to explore the topics we cover in the tutorial. In addition, we will provide a trial license for related tools.