Special software application for antenna modelling in mechanical engineering

The article is devoted to one of the best today computer program for antenna modelling. No special computer simulation skills are required to use this software. In this study, based on foreign and domestic sources, the influence of the MMANA-GAL program on the design of various types of civil antennas is considered. The paper specifically describes this simulation program. The description includes its history of creation, application, comparison with previous programs and algorithms, the interface of the MMANA-GAL itself is also described. It tells about how useful this program is, how it simplifies life and saves time for developers and designers, since the built-in library contains examples of more than two hundred antennas. Standing out advantages are: its free-of-charge basis, and from the operational characteristics - display of 2D and 3D antenna radiation patterns and its frequency response. (paper)