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Abstract

Antenna characterization in presence of obstacles requires removing multipath effects in order to retrieve the nondistorted antenna radiation pattern. In this contribution a new approach based on the Sources Reconstruction Method is proposed. The idea is to characterize the Antenna-Under-Test (AUT) and the region where the scatterers are located through a set of equivalent currents. Finally, the reconstructed equivalent currents on the contour enclosing the AUT can be used to recover the AUT radiation pattern, removing most of the distortion effect due to the presence of the scatterers.

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Mr. Cebrian Garcia-Gonzalez

Dr. Yuri Alvarez-Lopez

Dr. Aránzazu Domínguez Casas

Prof. Fernando Las Heras Andres