antenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna Class Reference

Class that represents a Quadrifilar Helix antenna. More...

#include <quadrafilar_helix.h>

Inheritance diagram for antenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna:

Public Member Functions
	QuadrifilarHelixAntenna (uint8_t type, double frequency, int polarization, double pointing_error, double loop)
	The constructor of quadrifilar_helix_antenna class.
double	get_gain ()
	Get the gain of the quadrifilar helix antenna. This is the implementation of the parent's pure virtual function for the quadrifilar helix antenna.
double	get_gain_rolloff ()
	Get the the gain roll-off of the antenna.
double	get_beamwidth ()
	Get the beamwidth of the quadrifilar helix antenna. This is the implementation of the parent's pure virtual function for the quadrifilar helix antenna.
Public Member Functions inherited from antenna::GenericAntenna
int	unique_id ()
double	get_frequency ()
	Get the frequency of the antenna.
void	set_pointing_error (double error)
	Set the pointing error of the antenna.
double	get_pointing_error ()
	Get the pointing error of the antenna.
int	get_polarization ()
	Get the polarization of the antenna.
double	get_wavelength ()
	Get the wavelength of the antenna.
	GenericAntenna (uint8_t type, double frequency, int polarization, double pointing_error)
	The constructor of generic_antenna class.

Additional Inherited Members
Public Types inherited from antenna::GenericAntenna
enum	antenna_t {   YAGI , HELIX , PARABOLIC_REFLECTOR , CANTED_TURNSTYLE ,   CUSTOM , MONOPOLE , DIPOLE , QUADRIFILAR_HELIX }
Public Attributes inherited from antenna::GenericAntenna
uint8_t	d_type
double	d_frequency
double	d_pointing_error
int	d_polarization
int	my_id
Static Public Attributes inherited from antenna::GenericAntenna
static int	base_unique_id = 1

Detailed Description

Class that represents a Quadrifilar Helix antenna.

The helix_antenna class extends the generic_antenna class to simulate the behavior of a quadrifilar helix antenna.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

QuadrifilarHelixAntenna()

antenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna	(	uint8_t	type,
		double	frequency,
		int	polarization,
		double	pointing_error,
		double	loop )

The constructor of quadrifilar_helix_antenna class.

Parameters

type	The enumeration that defines the type of the antenna
frequency	The frequency of the antenna in Hz
polarization	The enumeration that defines the antenna polarization
pointing_error	The pointing error of the antenna in degrees.
loop	The loop of the quadrifilar helix antenna

Member Function Documentation

get_beamwidth()

double antenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna::get_beamwidth ( )

virtual

Get the beamwidth of the quadrifilar helix antenna. This is the implementation of the parent's pure virtual function for the quadrifilar helix antenna.

Returns

the beamwidth.

Implements antenna::GenericAntenna.

get_gain()

double antenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna::get_gain ( )

virtual

Get the gain of the quadrifilar helix antenna. This is the implementation of the parent's pure virtual function for the quadrifilar helix antenna.

Returns

the gain in dBiC.

Implements antenna::GenericAntenna.

get_gain_rolloff()

double antenna::QuadrifilarHelixAntenna::get_gain_rolloff ( )

virtual

Get the the gain roll-off of the antenna.

Returns

the gain roll-off in dB.

Implements antenna::GenericAntenna.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• src-core/dsp/channel_model/model/antenna/quadrafilar_helix.h
• src-core/dsp/channel_model/model/antenna/quadrafilar_helix.cpp