IN-HOUSE DEVELOPMENT OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TRACKING SYSTEM
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https://doi.org/10.11113/jt.v76.5502Keywords:
Antenna tracking system, closed-loop system, control system, patch antenna, unmanned aerial vehicle, aerospace engineering innovationAbstract
The control of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) requires a two-way radio communication between the UAV and ground control station (GCS). This radio communication is achieved through the use of antennas as medium of recital and transmission in the data-link system. This paper presents the project of an in-house low-cost development of a UAV automatic antenna tracking system. The presentation includes the control system design, hardware and software development, system integration and testing stage. The development ended with a successfully operational automatic antenna tracking system in a benchtop testing and validation.
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