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Back Design and Implementation of Ultra-Mobile, Self Aligning Antenna Systems (SAAS) for Optimized Radio Frequency (AARF) Link Budget Analysis for Use Between a Ground Station and an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Platform

Fiscal Year 2008
Division Graduate School of Operational & Information Sciences
Department Information Sciences
Investigator(s) Mishoe, Jr., Michael K.
Sponsor Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center-San Diego (Navy)
Summary This thesis will be a system-level test and evaluation of a prototyped SAA device. The primary objective is to determine the functional performance envelope and tactical mobility of a cost-effective, man-portable, SAAS equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS), microprocessor, and a digital compass. To accomplish this objective, a robust test and evaluation plan will be produced. Using this test plan, the device will be base-lined in the laboratory facilities of the Naval Postgraduate School. The system will then be field tested in various operating environments and scenarios spanning domestic and international locations as part of the COASTS 2008 international field experimentation program.
This thesis is being done as part of the Cooperative Operations and Applied Science & Technology Studies (COASTS) 2008 project Students and faculty from the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS), supported by the Office of Naval Research Reservist and numerous commercial partners, and hosted by international organizations from South East Asia, will conduct a series of experiments and demonstrations in the United States, Thailand, Greece, and possibly Indonesia. The experiments and scenario are based around setting up a rapidly deployable wireless network, for information sharing between the United States and regional partners. Several different platforms and technologies will be utilized to provide situational awareness across the network to include UAVs. The two primary network protocols which will be used are the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 and the IEEE 802.16. These standards operate in the 2.4GHz to 5.8GHz band.
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