Reception Optimization Strategies for UHF Mobile Beacons
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Authors
Pearce, Nolan
Duncan, Kate J.
Popko, Gerald B.
Issue Date
2021-12-04
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proceedings-article
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Keywords
Array signal processing , Transmitting antennas , Radio transmitters , Signal Processing , Receiving antennas , UHF antennas , Telemetry
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Abstract
Reception optimization strategies seek to improve performance of directional signals to a receiver location. When performance improves, transmitters may operate with a lower power requirement and significantly reduce detectability through direction-finding attempts. Combined with Direction-of-Arrival estimation, a uniform linear array is used to optimize reception of mobile telemetry signals in the 466 MHz range. A time-delay beamsteering algorithm is implemented on a dipole antenna array to receive in the direction of an estimated signal with an overall gain of 3 dBi. A similar approach is simulated using diversity analysis with a signal-to-noise improvement of 7dBi. This study validates the aforementioned methods for directional selectivity using commercial-off-the-shelf configurations with the popular RTL-SDR dongle.
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Citation
N. Pearce, K. J. Duncan and G. B. Popko, "Reception Optimization Strategies for UHF Mobile Beacons," 2021 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (APS/URSI), Singapore, Singapore, 2021, pp. 959-960, doi: 10.1109/APS/URSI47566.2021.9704422.
Publisher
IEEE