论文信息 - The UAV-based test source as an end-to-end verification tool for aperture arrays

The UAV-based test source as an end-to-end verification tool for aperture arrays

A UAV-mounted radio-frequency transmitter is proposed as a known reference field source to perform a set of functional tests on aperture arrays. The experimental results obtained on complete prototypes (end-to-end) and sub-assemblies provide good confidence on both amplitude and timing verification.

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