Traditional antenna and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) test facilities are designed with specific measurement applications in mind. As a result, these facilities tend to have fixed measurement geometries with much of the range performance analysis being performed only once during the design phase of the test facility implementation. Modern antenna and EMC measurement ranges that employ multi-axis robotic positioners, however, provide a near limitless degree of re-configurability in terms of measurement types and scan geometries. Model Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and Model Based Development (MBD) approaches can be employed to dramatically reduce the time, effort, and cost associated with the test development and validation phases of a given program. ETS-Lindgren supports this emerging technology by providing test facilities, including chambers, absorber, and components such as antennas and positioners.
In a 90-minute IEEE EMC Society Chapter webinar scheduled on Tuesday, December 15 2020, Zhong Chen, ETS-Lindgren's Director of RF Engineering, will join industry experts Stuart Gregson, Next Phase Measurements LLC's Director of Operations and Research, and Jason Bommer, Ansys' Lead Application Engineer, to explain how this emerging technology works and discuss its future applications, including 5G measurements.
ETS-Lindgren is the leading manufacturer of Antenna and EMC test and measurement products, including the Model 3180C Antenna and Model EHP Absorber shown in Mr. Chen's presentation. For longer than 75 years and with more than 50,000 installations worldwide, ETS-Lindgren offers a wide range of products renowned for setting the research, development, production, and service standards of the Antenna and EMC test and measurement industry. ETS-Lindgren offers standard and customized solutions, including the novel dual robot range featured in the webinar.
There are many varied applications that can apply this to in order to increase productivity and reduce measurement uncertainty as well as cost. For example, it is usually impractical to calibrate antennas in an anechoic chamber down to the VHF frequency range because absorbers do not perform adequately at these frequencies. In my presentation, Zhong Chen will share how these calibration measurements can be made using advanced post-processing techniques. Future applications may include 5G measurements as part of our R&D plans for 2021 to take this technology to the next level.