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DESCRIPTION:TITLE 1: Absorber Coverage of AUT Positioners and of Industrial
  Robotic Arms for Antenna Measurements\n\nSPEAKER 1: Vince Rodriguez\, NSI
 -MI Technologies\, Atlanta GA\n\nABSTRACT 1: Taking the famous\, possibly 
 apocryphal quote by Mies van der Rohe\, when it comes to absorber sometime
 s “less is more”. The author presents a series of analyses of typical 
 roll over azimuth antenna under test (AUT) positioners to show the effect 
 of these on antenna measurements. In addition\, given the popularity of in
 dustrial robot arms for performing near field antenna measurements\, the a
 uthor also explores the effect of the arm and presents some simulations to
  help optimize a minimum coverage that reduces the effects on the measurem
 ent while preserving the flexibility of the arm by minimizing the RF absor
 ber coverage.\n\nBIO: https://www.amta.org/files/2024/Biographical_sketch_
 Vita_Vicente_Rodriguez2.pdf\n\n---------------------\n\nTITLE 2: Recent Ad
 vances in Robotic Antenna Measurements\,\n\nSPEAKER 2: Dennis Lewis\, Boei
 ng\, Seattle WA\n\nABSTRACT 2: Traditional antenna test facilities are typ
 ically designed with a specific measurement application in mind\, and as a
  result these facilities tend to be comprised of single fixed measurement 
 geometry. However\, modern antenna measurement ranges employing multi-axis
  robotic positioners provide a near limitless degree of re-configurability
  in terms of measurement types and scan geometries. This drives an ongoing
  need to evaluate each unique setup and application. This previously unima
 ginable flexibility offers new opportunities for the improvement of safety
 \, measurement quality and reduction of measurement uncertainties. These n
 ew robotic systems are capable of acquiring large amounts of data allowing
  for the implementation of advanced post processing techniques. Model base
 d Systems Engineering and development (MBSE/MBD) approaches can be employe
 d to dramatically reduce the time\, effort and cost associated with the te
 st development and validation phases of a given program. MBSE tools can al
 so be used to optimize test configurations to greatly reduce measurement u
 ncertainties and simulate measurements. This presentation provides an over
 view of how these engineering techniques are being harnessed during the im
 plementation of a dual multi-axis robotic antenna test system.\n\nBIO: htt
 ps://www.amta.org/files/Meetings/2025%20-%20Annual/Dennis_Lewis_Bio.pdf\n\
 nCo-sponsored by: Southwest Ohio Antenna Measurement Techniques Associatio
 n (AMTA) \n\nSpeaker(s): Vince\, Dennis\n\nRoom: 221\, Bldg: Kettering Lab
 s Engineering Building\, 2006 Founders Lane\, Lot C\, Dayton\, Ohio\, Unit
 ed States\, 45409\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/566710
LOCATION:Room: 221\, Bldg: Kettering Labs Engineering Building\, 2006 Found
 ers Lane\, Lot C\, Dayton\, Ohio\, United States\, 45409\, Virtual: https:
 //events.vtools.ieee.org/m/566710
ORGANIZER:tswolfe@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:6
SUMMARY:Joint IEEE-AMTA Double Seminar (with Pizza!)
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/566710
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family
 : &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;TITLE 1: Absorber Coverage of AUT Positioners and
  of Industrial Robotic Arms for Antenna Measurements&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=
 &quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;SPEAKER 1: &amp;n
 bsp\;Vince Rodriguez\, NSI-MI Technologies\, Atlanta GA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p cla
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 pan&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-ser
 if\;&quot;&gt;ABSTRACT 1:&amp;nbsp\; Taking the famous\, possibly apocryphal quote by 
 Mies van der Rohe\, when it comes to absorber sometimes &amp;ldquo\;less is mo
 re&amp;rdquo\;. The author presents a series of analyses of typical roll over 
 azimuth antenna under test (AUT) positioners to show the effect of these o
 n antenna measurements. In addition\, given the popularity of industrial r
 obot arms for performing near field antenna measurements\, the author also
  explores the effect of the arm and presents some simulations to help opti
 mize a minimum coverage that reduces the effects on the measurement while 
 preserving the flexibility of the arm by minimizing the RF absorber covera
 ge.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sa
 ns-serif\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-fam
 ily: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;BIO: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amta.org/files/2024/
 Biographical_sketch_Vita_Vicente_Rodriguez2.pdf&quot;&gt;https://www.amta.org/file
 s/2024/Biographical_sketch_Vita_Vicente_Rodriguez2.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p 
 class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;
 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-
 serif\;&quot;&gt;---------------------&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span styl
 e=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNo
 rmal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;TITLE 2: Recent Adv
 ances in Robotic Antenna Measurements\, &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;
 &lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;SPEAKER 2: Dennis Lewis\,
  Boeing\, Seattle WA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-fa
 mily: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;spa
 n style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;ABSTRACT 2: Traditional anten
 na test facilities are typically designed with a specific measurement appl
 ication in mind\, and as a result these facilities tend to be comprised of
  single fixed measurement geometry.&amp;nbsp\; However\, modern antenna measur
 ement ranges employing multi-axis robotic positioners provide a near limit
 less degree of re-configurability in terms of measurement types and scan g
 eometries. This drives an ongoing need to evaluate each unique setup and a
 pplication.&amp;nbsp\; This previously unimaginable flexibility offers new opp
 ortunities for the improvement of safety\, measurement quality and reducti
 on of measurement uncertainties. These new robotic systems are capable of 
 acquiring large amounts of data allowing for the implementation of advance
 d post processing techniques.&amp;nbsp\; Model based Systems Engineering and d
 evelopment (MBSE/MBD) approaches can be employed to dramatically reduce th
 e time\, effort and cost associated with the test development and validati
 on phases of a given program.&amp;nbsp\; MBSE tools can also be used to optimi
 ze test configurations to greatly reduce measurement uncertainties and sim
 ulate measurements.&amp;nbsp\; This presentation provides an overview of how t
 hese engineering techniques are being harnessed during the implementation 
 of a dual multi-axis robotic antenna test system. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;M
 soNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;
 /p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-family: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;
 &gt;BIO: &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.amta.org/files/Meetings/2025%20-%20Annual/Denni
 s_Lewis_Bio.pdf&quot;&gt;https://www.amta.org/files/Meetings/2025%20-%20Annual/Den
 nis_Lewis_Bio.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-f
 amily: &#39;Arial&#39;\,sans-serif\;&quot;&gt;&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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