product: SENTRI

Scalable Engineering Tools for RF Integration

computer aided engineering software for DoD electromagnetic applications

SENTRI – Scalable Engineering Tools for RF Integration

  • Computer-Aided Engineering Software for DoD Electromagnetic Applications
  • Designed for High Accuracy – Full Wave (non-optical) Numerical Methods
    • Finite Elements
    • Boundary Integral
    • Harmonic Expansions
  • Designed for Extensibility, Maintainability, and Flexibility
    • Not All Electromagnetic Applications are the same
    • Need for Specific and Tailored Methods for Unique Applications
  • Designed to Run on Wide Range of Computers
    • from Engineering Workstations to High-Performance Computers

CREATE-RF requirement summary

  • Complex Geometries, Complex Material Application, Multi-ScaleGeometries
  • Computationally Expensive for Accurate Full-Wave Analysis
  • Electromagnetic Phenomena (Singularities, Resonances, Wide-Band)

development approach

SENTRI at version 2.0

Antenna Modeling

  • Patch, Notch, Horn, Spirals (Applications: Radar, Communication, GPS)
  • Phased Array Antennas
  • Cavity Backed Antenna (Approximate In-Situ Analysis)

Periodic Structures

  • Frequency Selective Surfaces
  • Circuit Analog Absorbers
  • Metamaterials
  • Infrared Filters / Absorbers

Microwave Circuits

  • Power Splitting
  • Material Measurement
  • Filters
  • Circulators