Phase calibration of a 2 by 2 phased array GPS antenna

Author

Liou, L.L. ; Stamper, K. ; Valentine, J.R. ; Huling, E., IV ; Burneka, C.R., Jr. ; Lin, D.M. ; Tsui, J.B.

Author_Institution

Air Force Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

Volume

4

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

216

Abstract

A phase calibration of a 2 by 2 phased array GPS passive antenna mounted on two ground planes was conducted in an anechoic chamber. A data acquisition system and digital signal-processing algorithm were used to analyze the measured data. One ground plane is a small circular disk. The other is a large rolled edge ground plane. The phase shifts between antenna elements was as expected from the path difference calculation. The results suggested that the small circular disk might exhibit some edge effects.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; antenna phased arrays; antenna testing; calibration; GPS antenna; anechoic chamber; circular disk; data acquisition system; digital signal-processing algorithm; passive antenna; path difference calculation; phase calibration; phase shifts; phased array antenna; rolled edge ground plane; Algorithm design and analysis; Anechoic chambers; Antenna arrays; Antenna measurements; Calibration; Data acquisition; Data analysis; Global Positioning System; Phased arrays; Signal analysis;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Antennas and Propagation Society International Symposium, 2002. IEEE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7330-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/APS.2002.1016963

Filename

1016963