Title :
Effect of the UAV orientation in antenna pattern measurements
Author :
Paonessa, Fabio ; Virone, Giuseppe ; Lingua, Andrea M. ; Piras, Marco ; Aicardi, Irene ; Maschio, Paolo ; Peverini, Oscar A. ; Addamo, Giuseppe ; Orta, Renato ; Tascone, Riccardo ; Bolli, Pietro
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Elettron. ed Ing. dell´Inf. e delle Telecomun. (IEIIT), Turin, Italy
Abstract :
A novel radiation pattern measurement system for VHF and UHF antennas has been recently developed using the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) technology. This paper discusses the effect of the UAV orientation and the applicable corrections on the pattern extraction procedure, in order to increase the accuracy and repeatability of the measurements.
Keywords :
UHF antennas; VHF antennas; antenna radiation patterns; autonomous aerial vehicles; mobile robots; telerobotics; UAV orientation; UHF antennas; VHF antennas; antenna pattern measurements; novel radiation pattern measurement system; pattern extraction procedure; unmanned aerial vehicle technology; Accuracy; Antenna measurements; Antenna radiation patterns; Arrays; Extraterrestrial measurements; Solids; Unmanned aerial vehicles; UAV; VHF antennas; antenna radiation pattern;
Conference_Titel :
Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), 2015 9th European Conference on
Conference_Location :
Lisbon
