Selection of the Standard Antenna for the Validation of Antenna Test Range

Author

Liang, Min ; Su, Donglin ; Han, Yufeng ; Zhou, Fan

fYear

2007

fDate

23-26 Oct. 2007

Firstpage

401

Lastpage

404

Abstract

The standard antenna method is one of the main methods for the validation of antenna test range. It is easily implemented since it doesn´t need any special equipment, and it costs less workload and time. So it is believed that the standard antenna method will have a good prospect of application. The suitable type of the standard antenna for the standard antenna method is studied in the paper. Several antennas are designed, simulated and compared. Besides, the influence of the measurement accuracy of antenna dimensions on the measurement results of the antenna performance is discussed. Finally, based on an overall consideration of various factors, the pyramidal horn is proposed as the suitable standard antenna type for the standard antenna method.

Keywords

antenna testing; horn antennas; antenna test range; pyramidal horn; standard antenna; Aerospace testing; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Communications technology; Design methodology; Frequency; Horn antennas; Measurement standards; Performance evaluation; Radar antennas; Antenna test range; Horn antennas; Standard antenna method; Type of the standard antenna;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electromagnetic Compatibility, 2007. EMC 2007. International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Qingdao

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-1371-3

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-1372-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ELMAGC.2007.4413516

Filename

4413516