SIMULATING MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD

• US 20100127917A1
• Filed: 11/21/2008
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology
• Original Assignee: Chung-Shan Institute of Science & Technology Armaments Bureau MND (Government of The Republic of China)
• Inventors: Chen, Li-Kuang, Deng, Josephs D.S., Ho, Hsien-Kwei, LIN, CHUNN-YENN
• Granted Patent: US 7,768,446 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 342/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 30/20 Design optimisation, verification or simulation optimisation, verification or simulation of circuit designs G06F30/30
• CPC Class Codes: H01Q 3/267 Phased-array testing or checking devices

Abstract

The invention discloses a simulating measurement apparatus. The simulating measurement apparatus comprises a storing module, a controlling module, and a simulating module. The storing module is used for storing simulating parameter information. The simulating parameter information comprises at least one emitting simulating parameter, at least one receiving simulating parameter, and a radio beam channel transmitting simulating parameter. The controlling module generates a controlling signal according to the simulating parameter information. The simulating module generates a simulating measurement result of radio beams transmitted in the space between an emitting antenna and a receiving antenna by simulating the transmitting behavior of a plurality of RE signals according to the controlling signal.

Claims

1. A simulating measurement apparatus for a radio beam forming system used to emit a plurality of RF signals from an emitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus, the simulating measurement apparatus comprising:

a storing module for storing simulating parameter information that comprises at least one emitting simulating parameter, at least one receiving simulating parameter, and a radio beam channel transmitting simulating parameter;

a controlling module, connecting to the storing module, for generating a controlling signal according to the simulating parameter information; and

a simulating module, connecting to the controlling module, for generating a simulating measurement result by simulating the transmitting behavior of the plurality of RF signals according to the controlling signal.

2. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

an input module, connecting to the storing module, for an user to input the simulating parameter information.

3. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the emitting apparatus comprises a plurality of emitting units, and each of the plurality of emitting units emits one of the plurality of RF signals individually.

4. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of RF signals has its individual amplitude and phase.

5. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the simulating module comprises at lease one signal processing unit.

6. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 5, wherein each of the at lease one signal processing units processes one of the plurality of RF signals individually.

7. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 5, wherein each of the at least one signal processing units comprises a phase shifter and a RF attenuator individually.

8. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 1, wherein the controlling module is a computer system or an embedded microprocessor.

9. A simulating measurement method for a radio forming system used to emit a plurality of RF signals from an emitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus, the simulating measurement method comprising:

(a) inputting the simulating parameter information that comprises at least one emitting apparatus simulating parameters, at least one receiving apparatus simulating parameter, and a radio beam channel transmitting simulating parameter; and

(b) generating a simulating measurement result by simulating the transmitting behavior of the plurality of RF signals according to the simulating parameter information.

10. The simulating measurement method of claim 9, comprising:

(b1) proceeding an attenuating process for each of the plurality of RF signals individually;

(b2) proceeding a phase shifting process for each of the plurality of RF signals individually; and

(b3) adding the plurality of RF signals.

11. The simulating measurement method of claim 9, wherein the emitting apparatus comprises a plurality of emitting units, and each of a plurality of the emitting units emits one of the plurality of RF signals individually.

12. The simulating measurement method of claim 9, wherein each of the plurality of RF signals has its individual amplitude and phase.

13. A simulating measurement apparatus, for a radio beam forming system used to emit a plurality of RF signals from an emitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus, consisting of a plurality of phase shifters and RF attenuators, for generating a signal simulating result by simulating the plurality of RF signals transmitting from an emitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus according to a simulating parameter.

14. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 13, wherein the simulating parameters are related to phase change and signal attenuating in the space between an emitting antenna and a receiving antenna.

15. A simulating measurement apparatus for a radio beam forming system used to emit a plurality of RF signals from an emitting apparatus to a receiving apparatus, the simulating measurement apparatus comprising:

a controlling module, for generating a controlling signal according to simulating parameter information; and

a simulating module, connecting to the controlling module, for generating a simulating measurement result by simulating the transmitting behavior of the plurality of RF signals according to the controlling signal.

16. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 15, wherein the simulating parameter information comprises at least one emitting apparatus simulating parameter, at least one receiving apparatus simulating parameter, and a radio beam channel transmitting simulating parameter.

17. The simulating measurement apparatus of claim 15, further comprising:

a storing module, connecting to the controlling module, for storing the simulating parameter information.