Application of the Structure Data Dictionary to satellite antenna modelling

This paper presents the application to satellite antenna modelling of a common format for the exchange of geometry and associated data. The EDX development has been a core activity of the EAML team in collaboration with the Working Group on Software of the European Association on Antennas and Propagation (EurAAP). The implementation of the Structures Data Dictionary in Data Dictionary Language is discussed together with an application example relevant to the Emerald satellite facsimile.