Abstract :
Antenna measurements are typically performed at a component level establishing the gain, pattern, polarization, and impedance characteristics. Clearly, the need for these measurements continues, but additional antenna-related measurements are required in system applications to verify compliance with system requirements. The trend of integrating antennas with system electronics also requires such characterizations to evaluate antenna system performance since an antenna port per se for measurement does not exist. Examples of antenna-related system measurements are described.
Keywords :
adaptive antenna arrays; antenna radiation patterns; antenna testing; radar antennas; remote sensing; adaptive antennas; antenna measurements; antenna pattern; antenna system performance evaluation; gain; impedance characteristics; polarization; radar systems; remote sensing systems; system applications; system electronics; system measurement; system requirements compliance; Antenna measurements; Enterprise resource planning; Frequency measurement; Gain measurement; Performance evaluation; Radar antennas; Radar tracking; Target tracking; Temperature measurement; Transmitting antennas;
