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mesh

Mesh properties of metal, dielectric antenna, or array structure

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Syntax

mesh(object)
mesh(shape)
mesh(object,Name=Value)
meshdata = mesh(___,Name=Value)

Description

mesh(object) plots the mesh that is used to analyze the specified antenna or array element.

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mesh(shape) plots the mesh for the specified shapes.

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mesh(object,Name=Value) specifies additional options using name-value arguments.

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meshdata = mesh(___,Name=Value) returns the mesh as a structure that contains the properties used to analyze the antenna or array. Use this syntax to determine the number of basis functions in the output.

Examples

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Open Live Script

Create and view the mesh structure of a top-hat monopole antenna with Maximum edge length of 0.1 m.

h = monopoleTopHat;
i = impedance(h,75e6)
i = 2.4127e+02 + 5.8817e+02i

mesh(h)

Figure contains an axes object and an object of type uicontrol. The axes object with title Metal mesh, xlabel x (m), ylabel y (m) contains 2 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent PEC, feed.

m = mesh(h)
m = struct with fields:
     NumTriangles: 148
    NumTetrahedra: 0
         NumBasis: 203
    MaxEdgeLength: 0.4295
    MinEdgeLength: 0.3221
       GrowthRate: 0.9500
         MeshMode: 'auto'
Open Live Script

Radiation Pattern of Microstrip Patch Antenna

Create a microstrip patch antenna using 'FR4' as the dielectric substrate.

d = dielectric('FR4');
pm = patchMicrostrip(Length=75e-3,Width=37e-3,...
        GroundPlaneLength=120e-3,GroundPlaneWidth=120e-3,...
        Substrate=d);
show(pm)

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with title patchMicrostrip antenna element, xlabel x (mm), ylabel y (mm) contains 6 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent PEC, feed, FR4.

Plot the radiation pattern of the antenna at a frequency of 1.67 GHz.

figure
pattern(pm,1.67e9)

Figure contains an axes object and other objects of type uicontrol. The axes object contains 6 objects of type patch, surface. This object represents FR4.

Mesh the whole antenna.

figure
mesh(pm)

Figure contains an axes object and an object of type uicontrol. The axes object with title Metal-Dielectric, xlabel x (m), ylabel y (m) contains 5678 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent PEC, feed, FR4.

Mesh only the dielectric surface of the antenna.

figure
mesh(pm,View='dielectric surface')

Figure contains an axes object and an object of type uicontrol. The axes object with title Dielectric surface, xlabel x (m), ylabel y (m) contains 5676 objects of type patch. This object represents FR4.

Open Live Script

Create a rectangular and circular shape, intersect them and mesh at a wavelength of 2 m.

r  = antenna.Rectangle;
c  = antenna.Circle; 
p = r&c;
mesh(p,2);

Figure contains an axes object. The axes object with xlabel x (m), ylabel y (m) contains an object of type patch.

Open Live Script

Create a default horn antenna. Mesh the structure with the 'Slicer' argument set to 'on'.

ant = horn;
z = impedance(ant,70e6);
mesh(ant,Slicer='on')

Figure contains an axes object and other objects of type uipanel. The axes object with title Metal mesh, xlabel x (m), ylabel y (m) contains 2 objects of type patch, surface. These objects represent PEC, feed.

Select Enable slicer Mode. Then select a plane for the slice under Orientation.

MeshPlotEnableSlice.png

Click on the plot and select a region to hide.

MeshPlotRegionHide.png

Click Hide Selected Region to view the desired slice.

MeshPlotViewSlice.png

Input Arguments

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Antenna or array element, specified as an object.

Example: ant = dipole; mesh(ant)

Shape created using custom elements and shape objects of Antenna Toolbox, specified as an object. You can create the shapes using antenna.Circle, antenna.Polygon, or antenna.Rectangle.

Example: c = antenna.Rectangle; mesh(c)

Name-Value Arguments

Specify optional pairs of arguments as Name1=Value1,...,NameN=ValueN, where Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name-value arguments must appear after other arguments, but the order of the pairs does not matter.

Before R2021a, use commas to separate each name and value, and enclose Name in quotes.

Example: MaxEdgeLength=0.1

Maximum edge length of triangles in mesh, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'MaxEdgeLength' and a scalar in meters.

Example: MaxEdgeLength=0.1

Data Types: double

Smallest edge length of the triangles in the mesh, specified as a positive scalar in meters.

Example: MinEdgeLength=0.1

Data Types: double

Gradation in the triangle sizes of the mesh, specified as a scalar in the range (0, 1).

Example: GrowthRate=0.7 The value 0.7 states that the growth rate of the mesh is 70 percent.

Data Types: double

Customize mesh view of antenna or array element, specified as a comma-separated pair consisting of 'View' and 'all', 'metal','dielectric surface', or 'dielectric volume'.

You choose 'dielectric surface' to view the boundary triangle mesh of the dielectric. You choose 'dielectric volume' to view the tetrahedral volume mesh of the dielectric.

Example: View='metal'

Data Types: char

Option to enable or disable plot interactivity, specified as 'on' or 'off', or as numeric or logical 1(true) or 0(false). Set this argument to 1 or 'on' to open the plot with the slicer panel, and to slice and view the desired cross section of the plot along the xy-, yz-, and xz- planes. Set this argument to 0 or 'off' to open the plot without the slicer panel.

Example: Slicer='on'

Data Types: string | logical

Version History

Introduced in R2015a

See Also

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