Anti-Jam GPS Antennas for Wearable Dismounted Soldier Navigation Systems

Abstract

Approaches for the design and fabrication of a wearable anti-jam global positioning system (GPS) antenna are explored to support accurate and uninterrupted position, navigation, and timing information for the dismounted Soldier. The state of the art for anti-jam GPS antenna technology is presented, including GPS antenna element and array designs, and algorithms for jammer mitigation, and the candidate technologies best fit for wearable anti-jam GPS systems are identified. Potential materials and fabrication methods that are most amenable to wearable anti-jam GPS antennas are explored, including textile-integrated embodiments and externally mounted/removable embodiments. Early measured results for a variety of textile-integrated carbon nanotube thread antennas are presented in order to explore the feasibility of applying bulk carbon nanotube materials to wearable anti-jam GPS antenna designs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1011921

Entities

People

  • Steven D. Keller

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandwidth
  • Carbon Nanotubes
  • Chemical Vapor Deposition
  • Dielectric Permittivity
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Fabrication
  • Fibers
  • Frequency Bands
  • Fullerenes
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Navigation
  • Radiation Patterns
  • Radio Frequency

Readers

  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Nanocomposite Materials Science
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space