MRI-Consortium: Acquisition of Near-Field Antenna Test System

本项目的目标是在德克萨斯大学达拉斯分校（UTD）-南卫理公会大学（SMU）天线表征实验室获得、安装和维护一个近场天线测试系统，供UTD-SMU的教职员工和学生用于研究、开发、和类指令在天线和波传播领域，以及当地产业在达拉斯-沃斯堡大都市区。智力优点：拟议的三维扫描仪测量系统将促进无线通信天线的发展，特别是蜂窝电话天线，卫星地面通信的窗口单元天线，以及空间和极化散射天线。 蜂窝式电话的天线将具有改进的效率，并且对用户头部产生的有害辐射将大大减少，而窗口单元天线将方便地平坦地安装在窗玻璃上，用于卫星接收，例如有线电视观看。 空间和极化分集将增加目前可用的无线设备的可靠性。更广泛的影响：UTD-SMU天线表征实验室预计从达拉斯-沃斯堡大都市的学术界和工业界的无线通信设施的收购三个广泛的影响：由大学教师和学生在诊断和表征方面的天线的研究和开发; SMU和UTD的课堂教学，用于演示和培训天线工程师;以及当地行业对设施的访问。

The objective of this project is to acquire, install, and maintain a near-field antenna test system at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD) - Southern Methodist University (SMU) Antenna Characterization Lab for use by the UTD-SMU faculty and students for research, development, and class instruction in the area of antennas and wave propagation as well as by local industries in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex area.Intellectual Merit: The proposed 3-D scanner measurement system will facilitate the development of antennas for wireless communications, particularly cellular phone antennas, window-unit antennas for satellite-ground communication, and antennas for spatial and polarization diversities. The antennas of cellular phones will have improved efficiency and produce substantially reduced harmful radiation to the user's head, while the window-unit antenna will be conveniently mounted flat over a window pane for satellite reception such as cable viewing. The spatial and polarization diversity will increase the reliability of currently available wireless devices.Broader Impacts: The UTD-SMU Antenna Characterization Lab expects three broad impacts from the acquisition of the facility on the academia and industry in wireless communications in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex: Research and development of antennas by the university faculty and students in terms of diagnosis and characterization; classroom instruction at both SMU and UTD for demonstration as well as training antenna engineers; and accessibility of the facility by the local industry.