Creating and working with models to solve problems, design prototypes, and test failure limits of products are all very exciting. Being able to analyze and test prototypes early in the design phase to perform trade studies, such as evaluating key performance parameters and manufacturability, is invaluable to designers. Refining the design lowers the risk of having issues in prototypes, which will help reduce cost and schedule.
All these benefits and more are the great thing about modeling. The frustrating part of simulations is learning how the tool works and how to leverage its capabilities. The learning curve of modeling tools is very steep and often documentation written for Ansys tools is written at a graduate level. These issues make the barrier of entry even higher for modelers.
This book will make Ansys® HFSS™ (High Frequency Structure Simulation) more approachable for beginners to advance users. It explains many of the key options within HFSS and when to use them over other settings. This book takes the problem of creating a simple monopole antenna as the framework to guide the reader through creating an antenna while explaining different settings, options, and steps to creating models with HFSS. This approach allows it to be a resource that can be referenced to solve other problems.