USAF Research Lab Sensors Directorate, Sensor Lab Upgrades & Additions
Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
As System Integrator, The Howland Company’s role encompassed a broad range of responsibilities:
- Integrated the mission requirements of five AFRL labs into a
single antenna range design - Provided technical liason to user organizations
- Developed the detailed range design to achieve AFRL’s
conceptual design - Prepared procurement specifications for major range
components – compact range, turntables, equipment gantry, absorber, etc. - Reviewed construction drawings
- Monitored construction
- Reviewed test plans
- Monitored acceptance testing of major components
The Howland Company also conducted a series of measurements to validate the anechoic performance of the completed chamber before installation of the compact range reflector and feeds. By using our one-of-a-kind spherical nearfield imaging system, we were able to verify the quality of the electromagnetic environment in a fraction of the time needed for older techniques.
Additional Information
“Sensors complex to renovate, add laboratory space”, WPAFB Public Affairs
“Anechoic Chamber Performance Characterization Using Spherical Near-Field Imaging Techniques”
Air Force Research Lab Sensors Directorate
“Greater Synergy Breeds More Capability”, Armor & Mobility magazine, January 2011

Photos by Butt Construction Co.

Compact range reflector and feed enclosure

Installation of mobile gantry in the Indoor Range
test preparation/staging area
Indoor Range Features
Multimode Operation
Antenna Pattern
Radar Cross Section
- Monostatic
- Bistatic Nearfield
- Tomographic
System Evaluation Capability
Frequency Range
Required:
400MHz – 18GHz
Future:
100MHz – 100GHz
Chamber Size
90′ x 80′ x 56′
(27m x 24m x 17m)
Quiet Zone
12ft diameter
12ft long cylinder
Maximum DUT weight
5000 lbs.



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