Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements
© 2016 IEEE. Near-field scanning using multi-copter based artificial sources could aid calibration of elemental patterns on large Mid Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA) stations, planned for phase 2 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Current high-end positioning systems used on multi-copters...
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| description | © 2016 IEEE. Near-field scanning using multi-copter based artificial sources could aid calibration of elemental patterns on large Mid Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA) stations, planned for phase 2 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Current high-end positioning systems used on multi-copters have an accuracy in the order of centimetres. This study investigates the extent of errors caused by uncertainties in planar positioning during a near-field scan on wide field of view (FoV) antennas. It is found that at planar positioning accuracies of 1 cm, an upper bound far-field error of 10% at 450 MHz to 30 % at 1450 MHz can be expected. |
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| spelling | curtin-20.500.11937-718662018-12-13T09:33:19Z Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements Pienaar, H. Davidson, David © 2016 IEEE. Near-field scanning using multi-copter based artificial sources could aid calibration of elemental patterns on large Mid Frequency Aperture Array (MFAA) stations, planned for phase 2 of the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) project. Current high-end positioning systems used on multi-copters have an accuracy in the order of centimetres. This study investigates the extent of errors caused by uncertainties in planar positioning during a near-field scan on wide field of view (FoV) antennas. It is found that at planar positioning accuracies of 1 cm, an upper bound far-field error of 10% at 450 MHz to 30 % at 1450 MHz can be expected. 2016 Conference Paper http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71866 10.1109/ICEAA.2016.7731456 restricted |
| spellingShingle | Pienaar, H. Davidson, David Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| title | Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| title_full | Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| title_fullStr | Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| title_full_unstemmed | Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| title_short | Error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| title_sort | error sensitivity analysis for multi-copter planar positioning on low-gain nearfield measurements |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/71866 |