Oakland University Selects MI Technologies' Antenna Test System

February 14, 2007

Oakland University Selects MI Technologies' Telematics Test System

ATLANTA: MI Technologies announced today it has received a contract from Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan, to design, build and install an outdoor spherical near-field antenna measurement system.

Dr. Daniel N. Aloi, Director of the Applied Electromagnetic and Wireless Lab and an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Oakland University, said the system will be used for test and measurement research on vehicle-mounted antennas. The university's purchase was made possible in part through an award to Dr. Aloi in the amount of $400K from the National Science Foundation's 2005 Major Research Instrumentation Program.

Jeffrey Fordham, Vice President of Marketing for MI Technologies, added, "Oakland University intends to use this new range to perform Satellite Digital Audio Radio Service, (SDARS) antenna testing. SDARS operates in the S Frequency Band (2-4 GHz) specifically from 2320 to 2345 MHz. They will be testing 'on-vehicle' antennas for auto makers and antenna manufacturers."

Under terms of the contract, MI Technologies will install its MI-7121 6-Meter turntable -and the MI-7141 Single-Arm Spherical Gantry. Test and measurement will be controlled by the MI-3003 Data Acquisition and Analysis Workstation. The MI-3003 allows users to fully automate the antenna measurement process from setup to analysis and reports.

Construction is scheduled to begin in the Spring, with completion scheduled for the Summer, 2007.

MI Technologies, (www.mi-technologies.com), headquartered in Suwanee, Georgia, delivers engineering solutions and advanced products, systems, and software to address a wide range of technical applications where precise measurement, control or data acquisition is required. For more than 50 years, the business has been a leading supplier of products, systems and services for RF and Microwave antenna, radome, and radar cross section (RCS) testing. MI Technologies' test, measurement and precision motion control products are used in research, development, monitoring and manufacturing processes worldwide.