Title :
On the importance of observation angles in automotive antenna measurements
Author :
Ullrich, Christoph
Author_Institution :
Antenna Dev. (I/EE-2), Audi AG, Ingolstadt, Germany
Abstract :
During the development of automotive antennas the vehicular antennas are usually measured several times. Quite often the measurement campaigns are carried out on different test sites. Here it is quite important to take into account the differences in observation angles in order to avoid an error when comparing results from different test sites. This paper gives an overview of the potential error that can be introduced when this effect is not accounted for.
Keywords :
antenna testing; automobiles; automotive antenna measurements; observation angles; vehicular antennas; Antenna measurements; Antennas; Atmospheric modeling; Automotive engineering; Measurement uncertainty; Permittivity; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), 2011 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on
Conference_Location :
Torino
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0046-0
DOI :
10.1109/APWC.2011.6046743