Spherical near-field measurement of a phased array antenna attached to a car body

Author

Yamada, K. ; Chiba, I. ; Karasawa, Y.

Author_Institution

ATR Opt. & Radio Commun. Res. Labs., Kyoto, Japan

Volume

1

fYear

1994

fDate

20-24 June 1994

Firstpage

556

Abstract

Investigation of electromagnetic characteristics affected by diffraction from a mobile body is important for mobile communications antennas. The spherical near-field measurement is effective for clarifying these characteristics. This paper describes the spherical near-field measurement results (far-field patterns and aperture distribution) of a 16-element phased array antenna operating in the L-band attached to a car body.<>

Keywords

antenna phased arrays; antenna radiation patterns; aperture antennas; automobiles; electromagnetic wave diffraction; mobile antennas; 16-element phased array antenna; L-band; aperture distribution; car body; diffraction; electromagnetic characteristics; far-field patterns; mobile body; mobile communications antennas; phased array antenna; spherical near-field measurement; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Aperture antennas; Electromagnetic diffraction; Electromagnetic measurements; L-band; Mobile antennas; Mobile communication; Phase measurement; Phased arrays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 1994. AP-S. Digest

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA, USA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2009-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.1994.407691

Filename

407691