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NEW
tutorial!
8:30
- 12:00, Monday, String 5
511:
GPS Antenna
Fundamentals and Details
Register
for this tutorial ~ Back to main
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This
course is intended for GPS engineers and professionals interfacing with
and using GPS antennas.
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Dr.
Chris Bartone
Ohio University |
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Fundamentals
of Antennas
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Antenna pattern descriptions
• Antenna
field components (i.e, near-field, far-field)
• Power
in an electromagnetic wave
• Radiation
patterns (Intensity, Directivity, Gain)
• Mismatch
losses (G, SWR, polarization)
• Receiver
Noise Figure
• Antenna
aperture, and Friis Transmission Equation
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GPS Antenna Types
• Linear
wire antennas
• Helix,
quadrafilar helix
• Patches
• Arrays |
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Antenna
Accessories
• Low
noise amplifiers
• Power
splitter/combiners
• RF
cables and connectors
• DC
Blocks and Bias-Ts |
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Antenna
Specifications
Antenna
Siting Issues
• Mask
Angle
• Siting
Considerations
• Multipath
Model and Error Prediction
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Test
and Evaluation
• Computer
simulation
• Component
level
• Antenna
test range options
• Field
test characterization
Advanced
Antenna UE Developments for AJ
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Level:
Knowledge of navigations and electromagnetics
will be useful. |
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