QUT SRUAV Tracking Antenna

A tracking antenna I've developed at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) for use with our Search & Rescue Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (SRUAV), which will be competing in the ARCAA UAV Outback Challenge.

Some more calibration and fine tuning is still needed for more accurate pointing, but the results shown here speak for themselves.

Antenna is a 2.4GHz parabolic grid reflector with 25dBi gain. The pan/tilt is from ServoCity. The aircraft is a 1/3 scale Piper Super Cub being flown by a Micropilot autopilot.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• uav
• tracking
• antenna
• sruav
• qut
• micropilot
• pan
• tilt
• aviation
• space
• electronics
• gadget

[maynardr6]

Is this rssi guided?

[dkauter]

No, it is steered using the gps telemetry from the aircraft.

[nelrish24]

Most receivers utilise the NMEA 0183 protocol definition

[carlosgc76]

what servo did you use? i want to do a DIY antenna pointer..

[fireslayer26]

What was the cost of this setup? Could I get a similar one?

[vanepico]

Like what? i cant think of anything else that would be needed, heading would only work if you are constantly moving

[vanepico]

so the GPS info gets sent through the aerial then fed into a computer which then pan and tilts the aerial, thats cool, how does it go up and down though with GPS? GPS only gives lat and long