Programme
Week one
1pm – 5:30pm
Session 1: Antenna Fundamentals
Provide an introduction to antennas and EM radiation highlighting the important properties that are typically measured.
Session 2: Intro to Antenna Measurements
Introduce antenna measurements and antenna measurement systems.
Session 3: Planar near-field Theory (measurement view)
Provide a thorough grounding in standard planar near-field theory, the near-field to far-field transformation, and aperture diagnostics.
1pm – 5:30pm
Session 4: Coordinate systems and polarisation bases
Provide a broad coverage of the measurement coordinate systems and polarisation bases that are most widely used in modern antenna measurements including discussing conversions between them and antenna pattern rotations.
Session 5: Gain measurement
Provide an overview of gain and efficiency measurements covering all the main methods in common use today.
Session 6: Probes for antenna measurements
Provide an overview of probe all the most commonly used near-field probes together with a discussion of when to use them, how to calibrate them, and what errors they can give rise to.
Week two
1pm – 5:30pm
Session 7: Compact Antenna Test Ranges
Introduces Compact Antenna Test Ranges, the principles of their operation, important design aspects and the way in which they are modelled, optimised, verified and used for far-field antenna pattern measurements.
Session 8: Cylindrical Near-Field Theory
Provides a through grounding in standard cylindrical near-field theory, the cylindrical near-field to far-field transform and good practice for taking cylindrical near-field measurements.
Session 9: Spherical Near-Field Theory
Provides a through grounding in standard spherical near-field theory, the spherical near-field to far-field transform and good practice for taking spherical near-field measurements.
1pm – 5:30pm
Session 10: Advanced antenna measurements
Gives a through introduction to range assessments and uncertainty focussing on the planar near-field case.
Session 11: Range assessments and error budgets
Introduces some more recent advanced techniques including scattering suppression, phase retrieval, non-canonical transformations, and compressive sensing.
Session 12: New applications
Considers several new applications involving the use of multi-axis industrial robots, UAV drones, and the utility of the digital twin and CEM simulation.
Case study by Dennis Lewis, Technical Fellow at Boeing
Technical visit - 11am – 1pm
Optional visit to Antennas Measurement Lab at Queen Mary University London, followed by lunch and networking.
Provides visibility of one of the most advanced antenna laboratories in university use today enabling attendees to see a wide range of different antenna measurement systems and related technologies.