Measuring device and measuring method for emulating an angle of departure determining test signal

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11209516-B2
Application number	US-201816233600-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Priority date	Jul 12, 2018
Publication date	Dec 28, 2021
Grant date	Dec 28, 2021

Abstract

A measuring device for providing an angle of departure determining test signal to a device under test, is provided. The measuring device comprises a signal generator and a single output port. The signal generator is adapted to generate the angle of departure determining test signal, emulating an antenna array angle of departure determining signal, comprised of a plurality of individual array antenna signals, thereby emulating an angle of departure of the angle of departure determining test signal. The single output port is adapted to output the angle of departure determining test signal to the device under test.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A measuring device for providing an angle of departure determining test signal to a device under test, comprising:
a signal generator adapted to generate the angle of departure determining test signal by emulating an antenna array angle of departure determining signal, comprised of a plurality of individual array antenna signals, and by emulating an angle of departure of the angle of departure determining test signal;
a single output port adapted to output the angle of departure determining test signal to the device under test;
a single antenna connected to the single output port; and
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining signal successively emulate the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining signal,
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining test signal are successively transmitted via only the single antenna, and
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the angle of departure determining test signal comprise a partially identical signal content.

2. The measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the partially identical signal content comprises a continuous wave content.

3. The measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator is adapted to generate each of the array antenna signals with a length of between 0.1 micro-seconds and 1000 micro-seconds.

4. The measuring device according to claim 1 , wherein the signal generator is adapted to vary an angle of departure emulated by the angle of departure determining test signal by modifying the individual array antenna signals.

5. The measuring device according to claim 4 , wherein the signal generator is adapted to vary the angle of departure emulated by the angle of departure determining test signal by modifying the individual array antenna signals with regard to their amplitude.

6. The measuring device according to claim 4 , wherein the signal generator is adapted to vary the angle of departure emulated by the angle of departure determining test signal by modifying the individual array antenna signals with regard to their phase compared to each other.

7. The measuring device according to claim 4 , wherein the signal generator is adapted to vary the angle of departure emulated by the angle of departure determining test signal by modifying the individual array antenna signals with regard to their amplitude and with regard to their phase compared to each other.

8. The measuring device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a communication unit adapted to receive an angle of departure value determined by the device under test; and
wherein the measuring device is adapted to determine if the received angle of departure value corresponds to the angle of departure of the angle of departure determining test signal.

9. The measuring device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a user interface adapted to accept user input with regard to the angle of departure of the angle of departure determining test signal and/or with regard to amplitude values and/or phase values of the individual array antenna signals; and
wherein the signal generator is adapted to generate the angle of departure determining test signal based upon the user input.

10. The measuring device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a fader adapted to introduce fading into the angle of departure determining test signal.

11. A measuring system comprising:
a device under test; and
a measuring device for providing an angle of departure determining test signal to the device under test,
wherein the measuring device comprises a signal generator adapted to generate the angle of departure determining test signal by emulating an antenna array angle of departure determining signal, comprised of a plurality of individual array antenna signals, and by emulating an angle of departure of the angle of departure determining test signal, and comprises a single output port adapted to output the angle of departure determining test signal to the device under test and a single antenna connected to the single output port,
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining signal successively emulate the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining signal,
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining test signal are successively transmitted via only the single antenna, and
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the angle of departure determining test signal comprise a partially identical signal content.

12. A measuring method for providing an angle of departure determining test signal to a device under test, comprising:
generating, by a signal generator of a measuring device, the angle of departure determining test signal;
emulating, by the signal generator of the measuring device, an antenna array angle of departure determining signal, comprised of a plurality of individual array antenna signals, thereby emulating, by the signal generator of the measuring device, an angle of departure of the angle of departure determining test signal; and
outputting the angle of departure determining test signal to the device under test via a single output port of the measuring device; and
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining signal successively emulate the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining signal,
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the antenna array angle of departure determining test signal are successively transmitted via only a single antenna connected to the single output port, and
wherein the individual array antenna signals of the angle of departure determining test signal comprise a partially identical signal content.

Assignees

• Rohde & Schwarz

Inventors

• Lorenzen Rolf
• Glover Brian
• Thiruvadivel Nirmalan

Classifications

• G01S3/32 Primary

  derived from different combinations of signals from separate antennas, e.g. comparing sum with difference · CPC title

• H04B7/04

  using two or more spaced independent antennas · CPC title

• G01S3/38

  using adjustment of real or effective orientation of directivity characteristic of an antenna or an antenna system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that antenna or antenna system, e.g. to give a maximum or minimum signal (G01S3/16, G01S3/28 take precedence) · CPC title

• G01S1/042

  Transmitters · CPC title

• G01S3/46

  using antennas spaced apart and measuring phase or time difference between signals therefrom, i.e. path-difference systems · CPC title