A Survey of MIMO OTA Test Methodologies for Automotive Applications

The automotive test environment poses unique challenges with its diversity and complexity of wireless onboard systems and the large electrical size of the test article. In this paper, we discuss one of the challenging aspects of such testing: MIMO OTA testing of terrestrial wireless communications s...

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Published in2020 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and North American Radio Science Meeting pp. 1793 - 1794
Main Authors Walkenhorst, Brett T., Pelland, Patrick, Leifert, Thomas, Berbeci, Mihai
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 05.07.2020
Subjects
5G mobile communication
Ad hoc networks
Antennas
automotive
Automotive applications
MIMO
MIMO communication
MPAC
OTA
RTS
test
Testing
Wireless communication
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Summary:The automotive test environment poses unique challenges with its diversity and complexity of wireless onboard systems and the large electrical size of the test article. In this paper, we discuss one of the challenging aspects of such testing: MIMO OTA testing of terrestrial wireless communications systems. We offer an overview of five MIMO test methods and discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each for both 4G and 5G testing. Three of these methods are well-known; given the challenges associated with these methods for automotive testing, we propose two new MIMO test methods and discuss next steps for exploring them.
ISSN:1947-1491
DOI:10.1109/IEEECONF35879.2020.9330254