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az2broadside

Convert azimuth and elevation angle to broadside angle

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Syntax

bsang = az2broadside(az)
bsang = az2broadside(az,el)

Description

bsang = az2broadside(az) returns the broadside angle, bsang, corresponding to the azimuth angle, az, and zero elevation angle. All angles are define with respect to the local coordinate system.

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bsang = az2broadside(az,el) also specifies the elevation angle, el.

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Examples

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Return the broadside angle corresponding to 45° azimuth and 0° elevation.

bsang = az2broadside(45)
bsang = 
45.0000
Open Live Script

Return the broadside angle corresponding to 45° azimuth and 45° elevation.

bsang = az2broadside(45,45)
bsang = 
30.0000
Open Live Script

Return broadside angles for 10 azimuth-elevation pairs.

az = (75:5:120)';
el = (45:5:90)';
bsang = az2broadside(az,el);

Input Arguments

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Azimuth angle, specified as a scalar or vector of real values. Azimuth angles lie in the range from –180° to 180°. Units are in degrees.

Example: [35;20;-10]

Elevation angle, specified as a scalar or vector. The elevation angle lie in the range from –90° to 90°. The length of el must equal the length of az. Units are in degrees.

Example: [5;2;-1]

Output Arguments

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Broadside angle, returned as a scalar or vector. The length of bsang equals the length of az. Units are in degrees.

More About

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Broadside Angle

Broadside angles are useful in describing the response pattern of a uniform linear array (ULA).

For the definition of the broadside angle and how to convert between azimuth and elevation, and broadside angle see Broadside Angles. For definitions of the azimuth and elevation angles, see Azimuth and Elevation Angles.

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced in R2011a

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