Direction Finding Antenna Arrays for Wildlife Tracking

Outdoor antenna test range for characterization of a 4-antenna dipole array at 164.5 MHz

Description

The objective is to develop develop and test an antenna array system for wildlife tracking.  A variety of measurements on the four-dipole antenna array and receiver have been tested.

Outdoor Antenna Test Setup for Four-Dipole Array

Outdoor antenna range
 
Automated antenna test setup
 

Measured Antenna Pattern Test Data

     
Antenna pattern magnitude (left) and phase (right) for a single dipole within dipole array

Receiver system

RF receiver path from AUT