Outdoor vehicular test range turntable impact on electric-field uniformity study

This paper describes an electric-field uniformity evaluation of an automotive manufacturer’s vehicular antenna range. Dipole measurements, vehicle gain measurements, ultra wideband measurements, and two independent electromagnetic simulations were performed to determine field uniformity characteristics of the antenna range. The simulations and measurements indicated that the turntable significantly influenced the site’s field uniformity. It was determined that increasing the size of the metallic turntable degraded the field uniformity performance of the range. Ideally, the size of a metallic turntable should be minimized to maximize field uniformity performance.