Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Antenna Measurement Using Anechoic Chamber

Anechoic chambers (AECs) are increasingly used by research centers to obtain the characteristics of antenna systems necessary to compare them with the results of electrodynamics modeling. A review of the current publications on this topic has shown an increased interest in the general problems of AEC design, the choice of the shape and material of radar absorbing coatings that minimize reflections inside the chamber, as well as in the methods for measuring various antenna characteristics.

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Mobile Communication Base Station Antenna Measurement Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

IEEE Access ◽

10.1109/access.2019.2935613 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

pp. 119892-119903

Author(s):

Yikui Zhai ◽

Qirui Ke ◽

Ying Xu ◽

Wenbo Deng ◽

Junying Gan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Mobile Communication ◽

Base Station ◽

Antenna Measurement ◽

Aerial Vehicle

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Smart Antenna for Application in UAVs

Information ◽

10.3390/info9120328 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (12) ◽

pp. 328 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

António Carneiro ◽

João Torres ◽

António Baptista ◽

Maria Martins

Keyword(s):

Control System ◽

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Communication System ◽

Smart Antenna ◽

Base Station ◽

Anechoic Chamber ◽

Digital Potentiometer ◽

Aerial Vehicle ◽

Improved Algorithm

In the present paper, a smart planar electrically steerable passive array radiator (ESPAR) antenna was developed and tested at the frequency of 1.33 GHz with the main goal to control the main radiation lobe direction, ensuring precise communication between the antenna that is implemented in an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and the base station. A control system was also developed and integrated into the communication system: an antenna coupled to the control system. The control system consists of an Arduino, a digital potentiometer, and an improved algorithm that allows defining the radiation-lobe direction as a function of the UAV flight needs. The ESPAR antenna was tested in an anechoic chamber with the control system coupled to it so that all previously established requirements were validated.

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Cooperative Navigation between a Ground Vehicle and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in GNSS-Challenged Environments

Proceedings of the 29th International Technical Meeting of The Satellite Division of the Institute of Navigation (ION GNSS+ 2016) ◽

10.33012/2016.14623 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Victor O. Sivaneri ◽

Jason N. Gross

Keyword(s):

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Ground Vehicle ◽

Cooperative Navigation ◽

Aerial Vehicle

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Study on Fault Diagnosis of Planetary Gearbox in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using Multi sensor Data

Journal of Applied Reliability ◽

10.33162/jar.2020.12.20.4.332 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (4) ◽

pp. 332-342

Author(s):

Hyung Jun Park ◽

Seong Hee Cho ◽

Kyung-Hwan Jang ◽

Jin-Woon Seol ◽

Byung-Gi Kwon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fault Diagnosis ◽

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Sensor Data ◽

Planetary Gearbox ◽

Aerial Vehicle

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Results of Spatial Structure of Atmosphere Radiation in a Spectral Range (1.5–2) µm Research

Light & Engineering ◽

10.33383/2017-061 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 7-13

Author(s):

Anton M. Mishchenko ◽

Sergei S. Rachkovsky ◽

Vladimir A. Smolin ◽

Igor V . Yakimenko

Keyword(s):

Spatial Structure ◽

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ◽

Wavelength Range ◽

Spectral Range ◽

Near Ir ◽

Optoelectronic Systems ◽

Aerial Vehicle

Results of experimental studying radiation spatial structure of atmosphere background nonuniformities and of an unmanned aerial vehicle being the detection object are presented. The question on a possibility of its detection using optoelectronic systems against the background of a cloudy field in the near IR wavelength range is also considered.

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