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Title: A long-range data-link for real-time, drone-based antenna pattern measurements
Authors: Vassallo, Martina
Keywords: Antenna radiation patterns
Drone aircraft
Issue Date: 2020
Citation: Vassallo, M. (2020). A long-range data-link for real-time, drone-based antenna pattern measurements (Bachelor's dissertation).
Abstract: The antenna pattern is an important feature associated with antennas that gives information about the device’s radiative properties. It is then important to be able to characterise this pattern, for a given antenna, at a distance that is representative of its application. For most antennas, this distance would lie in the far-field. The far-field for large antennas, as are radio telescopes, has quite a far-reaching lower bound, rendering traditional methods inadequate. The introduction of drones mitigates the main problems of these methods since they possess inherent maneuverability. A means of communication between the drone and a ground station is now required for the transmission of data, namely, drone telemetry. In this project, such a data link operating on the radio band is developed. Apart from the development of custom software, considerations regarding different antennas used by the data link at either end were carried out to extend the range.
Description: B.SC.(HONS)MATHS&PHYSICS
URI: https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/63752
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