Development of a reconfigurable modular GPS beamformer for design and test
Development of a reconfigurable modular GPS beamformer for design and test
- Author(s): E.M. Lloyd and R.J. Watson
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2017.0314
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- Author(s): E.M. Lloyd and R.J. Watson Source: Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017), 2017 page (5 pp.)
- Conference: Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference (LAPC 2017)
- DOI: 10.1049/cp.2017.0314
- ISBN: 978-1-78561-699-0
- Location: Loughborough, UK
- Conference date: 13-14 Nov. 2017
- Format: PDF
When creating a new antenna design it is often necessary to test many different configurations, in real environments as well as in simulations. Different array antennas need different feed arrangements, which can make testing many designs extremely costly. The aim of this research is to create a test bed that would allow many different configurations to be tested with minimal expense of time and money. This was done by creating a modular design that was easily reconfigurable, allowing stages to be added, removed and rearranged as necessary. This paper presents the design of the individual modules and characterises their performance, demonstrating that the modular approach offers good performance and will allow multiple designs to be evaluated without compromise.
Inspec keywords: antenna feeds; array signal processing; Global Positioning System; satellite antennas; antenna arrays; antenna testing
Subjects: Antenna accessories; Radionavigation and direction finding; Production facilities and engineering; Antenna arrays; Signal processing and detection
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