Download the recorded webinar now! http://bit.ly/REESD574 Electronic systems and antennas play a critical role in system performance and antenna and microwave design engineers have to balance competing requirements of small form factor, high power delivery, cost and high reliability. To deliver on these requirements engineers are adopting robust electrical and electronics systems design practices. Topics covered in this webinar: antenna design, microstrip junction analysis, and thermal and voltage breakdown.

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Robust Electrical and Electronic System Design for Aerospace and Defense
High Power Antenna and Microwave Component Design
With a Perspective from Raytheon Company
Robert Harwood, PhD
Aerospace and Defense Industry Director
ANSYS, Inc
Robert.harwood@ansys.com

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Aerospace and Defense Industry Trends are Driving the
Proliferation of Diverse Electrical and Electronic
Systems
Rising Fuel
Cost and
Environmental
Regulation
Geopolitical
Drivers
Warfare
Evolution
More electric aircraft systems
Size weight and power
management
More capable and autonomous
unmanned systems
Advanced sensors and
communications
Stealth and counter electronic
warfare systems

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Simultaneous requirements for safety and affordability
demand robust electrical and electronic systems
Safety
Regulation
Fiscal
Constraint
Reliability
Safety and Mission
Criticality
Tolerant of Changing
Operational
Environments
Modularity and Future
Platform Support
Reduction of Late
Stage Failures
Robust Design

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Simulation Based Engineering Plays a Critical Role In
Delivering Robust Electrical and Electronic Systems
Comprehensive
Multiphysics
Staff Training
and
Certification
Simulation
Data Mgmt
and Supplier
Integration
HPC Scale-Up
and
Hardware
Optimization
Collaborative
Simulation
Robust
Design
Optimization
CAE
Configuration
and Model
Management

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An integrated and comprehensive multiphysics
simulation approach is a best practice and key enabler
of robust design
“Multiphysics simulations can provide
accurate simulation prediction based
on the ability to couple different
engineering disciplines.”
“Traditional engineering methods are
not able to accurately anticipate
performance degradation and/or
product failures because it does not
combine all performance factors.”
To listen to the free webinar in which Raytheon describes how multiphysics is an essential
design practice for robust high power antenna and microwave components
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Aerospace and Defense must deliver more advanced electronics
systems faster and at lower cost than ever before
Robustness is critical to success
Multiphsyics has been demonstrated as a critical enabler of
robustness
ANSYS can work with you to help understand how to optimize
the use of simulation based engineering for robust
electronic systems
Conclusions

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