一种基于三天线法的天线时延测试方法

    A test method for antenna time delay based on three-antenna method

    • 摘要: 在卫星导航领域,天线时延(从天线馈电入口到天线相位中心的时延延迟)关系到导航应用距离的解算,天线时延的测量精度关系到卫星导航的整体精度。文章结合工程应用,提出了一种基于三天线法的天线时延测试方法。从天线时延和相位中心的基本概念出发,介绍了三天线法时延测试的基本原理及软件门在时延测试中的应用,并在吸波暗室内搭建测试系统,进行时延验证,最后对测试主要误差源进行分析。时延测试结果表明,三天线法测试理论严谨性和精度都较高,对于进一步研究天线时延测量具有重要的参考价值。

       

      Abstract: In the field of satellite navigation, antenna delay (the delay from the antenna feed inlet to the antenna phase center) is related to the calculation of navigation application distance, and the measurement accuracy of antenna delay is related to the overall accuracy of satellite navigation. this paper proposes an antenna delay testing method based on the three-antenna method, combined with engineering applications. Starting from the basic concepts of antenna delay and phase center, this paper introduces the basic principles of three antenna method delay testing and the application of software gates in delay testing. The measurement system for antenna time delay is built in an anechoic chamber. A testing case is also shown in this paper with the three-antenna method. At last, the main error sources of the testing are analyzed. The results show that the three-antenna method has high precision, which has great significance for further study of antenna delay measurement.