Validation of Radio Channel Models using an Anechoic Chamber
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Antenna AnechoicChamber ProjectElectrical Engineering Department
College of EngineeringCal Poly San Luis Obispo
Dean ArakakiDecember 5, 2003
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Presentation Topics• Chamber development group• Donation of antenna chamber materials and
equipment– Deskin Research Corp., San Jose, CA
• Donation of chamber foam and RF equipment– Raytheon: El Segundo, CA and Tucson, AZ
• Student labor support– Cal Poly EE Dept– Summer Grant Program; Center for Teaching and
Learning, Cal PolyFor more info: http://www.ee.calpoly.edu/~darakaki/ChamberLinks.htm
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Presentation Topics• Tour of CSUN anechoic chamber
– Tapered design– Foam arrangement– Positioner mounting, rotating platform– RF equipment, antennas
• Chamber construction• Individual student projects
– Chamber calibration, operation– Laboratory course experiments– Antenna development– Interdepartmental involvement– Use by on-campus projects
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Anechoic Chamber Group
Newlyn Hui Al Lubiano Chris Brito
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Anechoic Chamber Group
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Chamber Development
• EE Department Antenna Anechoic Chamber– Foam and equipment donation from Deskin
Research, San Jose, CA• Donated materials, equipment
– Wedge foam for side walls: 596ft2
– Pyramidal foam for source & facing walls: 64ft2
– Azimuthal positioner– Positioner controller, SA model 4131-1– Source horn stand– 5 pairs of standard gain horns– Tunnel diode detector
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Antenna Chamber Inventory
24’’
4’’
22’’
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Antenna Chamber Inventory
67’’
20.75’’
39.75’’
6.5’’
50’’
20’’
wheel
Overhead View
3.75’’
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Antenna Chamber Inventory
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Antenna Chamber Inventory
NARDA 614
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Antenna Chamber InventoryDiode detector on receive horn
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Antenna Chamber InventoryFoam Donation – Raytheon (El Segundo, CA)
130 panels of 2’ x 2’ x 4’ pyramid foam
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Antenna Chamber InventoryFoam Donation – Raytheon (El Segundo, CA)
Foam block panels
Foam blocks
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Antenna Chamber InventoryAzimuthal Positioner Donation – Raytheon (Tucson, AZ)
Azimuthal positionerwith antenna mast base
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Chamber Development
• Anechoic chamber tour at CSU Northridge; November 20, 2003– Toured CSUN’s anechoic chamber– CSUN Professor Sembiam Rengarajan hosted
the tour: he is assisting us with chamber development
– Future collaborations with the CSUN EE Department
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CSUN Tour
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CSUN TourTapered Chamber
Chamber Interior
Chamber Exterior
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CSUN TourFoam Arrangement
Corner Sidewall
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CSUN TourAzimuthal Positioner
Rotating Platform
Motor Location
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CSUN TourRF Equipment / Antennas
Receive Horn
UHF Horn
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CSUN TourOutdoor Range
Positioner on a TrackLog Periodic
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EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
• Anechoic chamber development– Secured on-campus room to house chamber
• 04-113 (ARDFA)– Room preparations
• HVAC line re-routing• Light panel placement
– Determined overall chamber dimensions (rectangular chamber)
• Required far-zone distances• Maximum specular angle
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19’7”
30’6”
7’4”
29’8”
10’1”
Chamber Location
04/113 Room Dimensions and Chamber Location
EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
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10’51/4”10’11/2”
20’61/4’’
Removable Plywood Floor
17/8’’
Quiet Zone
20’21/2’’
EE Dept Anechoic ChamberChamber Dimensions
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EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
• Anechoic chamber development– Construction plan
• Cubicle partitions used for chamber walls• Source antenna mount and hole in source wall• Raised floor construction• Specular region calculation and layout• Supporting structures for ceiling panels• Foam preparation (pyramids)• Plywood panels to hold foam (sidewalls, ceiling)• Final assembly
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EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
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EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
Source Hole
Source Stand
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberSpecular Region Calculation
20’2”
90”
7’3.6”
12’1.4” 10’1”
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberSpecular Region Layout
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberFoam Preparation
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberFoam Panel Base Mounting to Plywood Sheets
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberAttaching Trimmed Pyramids to Secured Foam Bases
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberRaised Floor Construction and Picture Frame Foam
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EE Dept Anechoic ChamberPanel Installation
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Building the Chamber
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EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
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EE Dept Anechoic Chamber• Anechoic Chamber Projects
– Calibration and Operation• Foam reflectivity• Quiet zone scanning probe• Positioner – VNA (vector network analyzer)
synchronization software– Applications
• Laboratory course experiments: EE 533, 401• EMC/EMI calibration and testing• Broadband antenna analysis and design• 80211 laptop antenna design
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Absorber Testing• Purpose of
Testing Foam
– Determine how well foam absorbs EM energy
– Foam placement and orientation in chamber
– Big picture of how the chamber will perform based on foam performance
Chris Brito
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• Manufacturer’s data on foam performance is limited
• Testing can provide information on a variety of variables– Frequency– Shape– Angle– Polarization– Orientation
Absorber Testing
Chris Brito
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• What is the Quiet Zone?
• Why is the quiet zone important in antenna measurement?
• Requirements for a Quiet Zone
Test Region or “Quiet Zone”
Source Antenna
Test Antenna
Far Field
Direct signal
Reflected signal
Al Lubiano
The Quiet Zone
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The Quiet Zone Probe
Rails
Lead screw
Base plate for antenna mounting(manual rotation of antenna possible)
Stepper Motor
Probe Antenna
Al Lubiano
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Orientation used in the transverse test positions of the Free Space VSWR test.
TXSourceAntenna
90
360
270
45
270
AntennaMovement
QuietZone
The Quiet Zone Probe
Al Lubiano
315o
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TXSourceAntenna
90
180
135
270
AntennaMovement
QuietZone
Orientation used in the longitudinal test positions of the Free Space VSWR test.
The Quiet Zone Probe
225o
270
Al Lubiano
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Antenna Measurement SystemOriginal System
Polar Plots
RF Detection PC Card
CalculationsNewlyn Hui Radiation Patterns
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Test Setup Block Diagram
Newlyn Hui
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Graphical User Interface• New Test Measurement System
••Project ToolsProject Tools••GPIBGPIB••LabVIEWLabVIEW
Newlyn Hui
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• Use LabVIEW to interface between the Network Analyzer and Positioner Controller.
• Measure antenna radiation patterns and construct polar plots.
• Use MATLAB to compare measurements with theoretical results.
New Measurement System
Newlyn Hui
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Antenna MeasurementLab Course
• Antenna Polarization• Radiation Patterns• Image Theory
Sam Parker
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Antenna MeasurementLab Course
• Phased Arrays• Frequency Response• Broadband Antennas• Design Projects
Sam Parker
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Fields & WavesLab Course
• Wave polarization• Reflection and refraction of a plane
electromagnetic wave at a dielectric interface
Patrick Cheung
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ExperimentsWave Polarization
Understanding polarization characteristics of linearly polarized electromagnetic plane waves.
Receiver onrotatablearm
Patrick Cheung
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Experiments
Receiver onrotatable arm
Plane Wave CharacteristicsReflection and refraction of an electromagnetic plane wave
Conductor or Dielectric Material
Patrick Cheung
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EMC Studies
• Radiated EMI Testing• Conductive EMI
Testing
• Radiated Susceptibility Testing
Max Moy
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Broadband Patch AntennaDesign a Broadband Patch AntennaSimulate its performance in XFDTDFabricate the patch antenna and its matching networkTest its actual performance in the anechoic chamber
Near Field Transient response of a rectangular patch antenna. Simulation done in Remcom’s XFDTD
Danny Colles
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Mobile WirelessATM/IP Network
– Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM)/Internet Protocol (IP)
– Design and simulate antenna subsystem using industry software
– Build the subsystem using 802.11 (Wireless LAN) RF transceiver and antenna
– Test subsystem in Anechoic Chamber to measure radiation patterns, gain and efficiency
– Compare test results to product specifications
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Mobile WirelessATM/IP Network
Figure 1 Mobile Wireless ATM/IP Network Prototype
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Wireless Data Antenna
•Linear Polarization
2.4 GHz •802.11b (11Mbps)•802.11g (54Mbps)
5.2–5.8 GHz•802.11a (54Mbps)
Figure 2 Etenna Corporation Edgewave Wireless Data Antenna
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Wireless Data Antenna
Figure 3 Etenna Corporation Edgewave Wireless Data Antenna
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θ(degrees)
φ (degrees)
Frequency = 2420MHz Gmax = 5.205dB, Gavg = 0.414dB
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Wireless Data Antenna
Antenna mounted onside of display panel
Figure 4 Edgewave Wireless Data Antenna Radiation Pattern
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Interdepartmental Projectsat Cal Poly
Cal Poly, Polysat Program
UHF Antenna UHF Antenna
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• Anechoic chamber, present support– Cal Poly EE Dept– Cal Poly Summer Services Grant Program– Raytheon Systems Company– JPL: consulting services– Others??
• Anechoic chamber, future work– Chamber calibration and operating procedures– Associated multidisciplinary projects– Support for on-campus projects
EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
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• Anechoic chamber, equipment needs– Cables, adapters (N-type, BNC, SMA, etc.)
20’, 25’ length cables, GPIB cables– Antenna probes
• 2GHz to 18GHz– Biconical, helical, phased arrays, Yagi’s, patch antennas, standard
gain horns, …• 30MHz to 1GHz
– EMI probes (biconical, log periodic, loops, …)
– Vector Network Analyzers (HP8510, 8530, 8720, PNA)• Calibration kits
– Power detectors, meters– Antenna measurement system
• Synchronized RF sources, LO, mixers, controller
EE Dept Anechoic Chamber
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Current Group Morale
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With IAC Support