Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Combining signals received from multiple probe antennas in over-the-air antenna measurements
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Application No.: US18311329Application Date: 2023-05-03
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Publication No.: US12235305B2Publication Date: 2025-02-25
- Inventor: Thomas Deckert , Martin Obermaier , Dirk Plettemeier
- Applicant: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US TX Austin
- Assignee: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Austin
- Agency: Kowert, Hood, Munyon, Rankin & Goetzel, P.C.
- Agent Jeffrey C. Hood; Luke Langsjoen
- Main IPC: G01R29/08
- IPC: G01R29/08

Abstract:
A system and method for testing an antenna-under-test (AUT). A multi-probe antenna array receiver is moved to a plurality of positions within a scan area. At each position, each probe antenna element of the receiver receives a near-field (NF) over-the-air (OTA) signal from the AUT. An alignment procedure is performed to align reception locations for signals received by different ones of the plurality of probe antenna elements. Correction factors are determined that characterize amplitude and phase discrepancies between the probe antenna elements of the receiver. The correction factors are applied to the received signals, and the corrected signals are combined at each reception location to obtain average signals. A far-field (FF) transmission pattern for the AUT is determined based on a discrete Fourier transform of the average signals and stored in a non-transitory computer readable memory medium.
Public/Granted literature
- US20240369608A1 Combining Signals Received from Multiple Probe Antennas in Over-the-Air Antenna Measurements Public/Granted day:2024-11-07
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