Digital Tracking Array Using Off-the-Shelf Hardware
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Gezer, Levent
Broadston, Robert
Jenn, David
Burgstaller, Gert
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Antenna arrays; tracking; monopulse antenna; array signal processing; demodulation
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2008
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February 2008
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The design, development, and testing of a digital tracking array is described. The array operates at 2.4 GHz for tracking video
and data from UAVs and other mobile transmitters. A monopulse tracking technique is used to keep the beam scanned to the
direction of the incoming signal. The array is built entirely of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components. Calibration,
measurement of patterns, and verification of the tracking function are also discussed.
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IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 50, No. 1, February 2008, p. 108
The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2008.4494509
The article of record as published may be located at http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/MAP.2008.4494509
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Digital Tracking Array Using Off-the-Shelf Hardware, IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine, Vol. 50, No. 1, February 2008, p. 108
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.