Theory and Practice of Modern Antenna Range Measurements

by Clive Parini, Stuart Gregson, John McCormick, Dani l Janse van Rensburg

Overview

This book provides a comprehensive introduction and explanation of both the theory and practice of all forms of modern antenna measurements, from their most basic postulates and assumptions to the intricate details of their application in various demanding modern measurement scenarios.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781849195607
Publisher:	The Institution of Engineering and Technology
Publication date:	10/14/2014
Series:	Electromagnetic Waves
Pages:	784
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.80(d)

About the Author

Clive Parini is Professor of Antenna Engineering at Queen Mary Universityof London. He has published over 400 papers on antenna research topics and is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

Stuart Gregson has special experience with near-field antenna measurements, electromagnetic scattering, computational electromagnetics and installed antenna performance prediction. He is with Nearfield Systems Inc. and has a visiting position at Queen Mary Universityof London.

John McCormick has extensive experience in antenna, RCS and EW research and development from DERA, BAE SYSTEMS and now SELEX ES Edinburgh where he is lead radar systems engineer.

Daniël Janse van Rensburg has extensive experience working as microwave antenna test engineer in the aerospace industry and is with Nearfield Systems Inc. He regularly teaches industry courses on antenna testing and is an adjunct professor at the Universityof Ottawa, Canada.

Table of Contents

• Chapter 8: Spherical near-field antenna measurements
• Chapter 9: Antenna field transformation from non-canonical surfaces
• Chapter 10: Near-field range assessment
• Chapter 11: Mobile and body-centric antenna measurements
• Chapter 12: Advanced antenna measurement topics
• Chapter 13: Electromagnetic modelling of antenna measurement ranges