CMI uses precision CAD tools to design, optimize, and analyze Antenna Feeds and Components for early program risk retirement and to ensure overall performances are met at the system level.
CMI?s unique ability to combine its design and manufacturing experience helps create hardware that provides huge benefits in performance, packaging, and rapid turnaround. In most cases, there is no need for breadboards or tuning screws.
Expertise:
Team of experienced RF and Mechanical Engineers
Design and optimize complex high performance antenna feeds and components with no tuning screws using precision RF CAD tools
Optimize RF performance with power handling constraints
Minimize development cycle time - no breadboard required
Structural/thermal design and analysis using NEiNASTRAN
Mechanical drafting using SolidWorks
Manufacturing & Process Engineering
Software Platforms:
Microwave Wizard - Mode Matching EM CAD
- Exact synthesis, analysis, and optimization of single component or entire feed
- Single component or entire waveguide network
- Computes radiation patterns
- Output solid model
- Mician's μWave Wizard
CST Microwave Studio ? 3D EM Simulation
- Exact analysis of entire feed or component
- Calculation of voltages for power handling
- Insertion loss predictions
- Input and output solid model
- CST Microwave Studio
NEiNASTRAN
- Linear & nonlinear static analysis
- Modal analysis
- Dynamic response analysis (transient/frequency response, random vibration)
- Steady state & transient heat transfer
- Post-processing in FEMAP
- NEi Software for Nastran Finite Element Analysis
