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dc.contributor.authorRubio, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorAlvarez, Jesus
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-01T21:17:53Z
dc.date.available2019-02-01T21:17:53Z
dc.date.issued2018-11
dc.identifier.issn0884-5123
dc.identifier.issn0074-9079
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10150/631604
dc.description.abstractPan&Tilt directional antennas are present in every Airspace Test Center. They are used to receive telemetry data from the target in test (usually a rocket or an aircraft). Required telemetry range can be usually around 200nm which leaves no option but to use directional antennas (parabolic among others). The use of directional antennas greatly enhances the telemetry range by a factor of 1000. But it does it at a cost: directional accuracy. This kind of antenna has a narrow radiation pattern with its nominal gain at the center of the antenna dish. The main beam of the radiation pattern can be as narrow as 1.8 degrees (3db) in a C Band 2.4m parabolic antenna. An antenna has to be pointing its radiation pattern main lobe to the flying target with an error of less than the main lobe width in order not to degrade reception. A method has been implemented to properly calibrate the mechanical pointing vector to overlap with the radiation pattern main lobe. The calibration method presented in this paper allows a very precise calibration that can be performed locally with the aid of DGPS, RF Beacon, RF Spectrum Analyzer and software to manage the whole process.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipInternational Foundation for Telemeteringen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherInternational Foundation for Telemeteringen_US
dc.relation.urlhttp://www.telemetry.org/en_US
dc.rightsCopyright © held by the author; distribution rights International Foundation for Telemetering
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
dc.subjectdgpsen_US
dc.subjectrtken_US
dc.subjectpointingen_US
dc.subjectantennaen_US
dc.subjectcalibrationen_US
dc.subjectradiation patternen_US
dc.subjecttelemetryen_US
dc.titleANTENNA PRECISE POINTING CALIBRATION USING LOW COST DGPSen_US
dc.contributor.departmentAIRBUS DEFENCE & SPACE Flight Testen_US
dc.identifier.journalInternational Telemetering Conference Proceedingsen_US
dc.description.collectioninformationProceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.
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