Software-Defined Radio Angle of Arrival Measurement of Modulated Signals

Abstract

The US Army Research Laboratory (ARL) is investigating localization technologies for GPS-denied environments. One such technology is RF angle of arrival (AoA). Previous research at ARL demonstrated the feasibility of RF AoA for swarm localization using continuous wave signals. This report applies this research to modulated signals, allowing for data communications as well as AoA measurement. Two modulation schemes are examined for their suitability for AoA measurement, culminating in a laboratory experiment successfully demonstrating AoA measurement with modulated signals.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 20, 2018
Accession Number
AD1065142

Entities

People

  • Dakota Wessel
  • Michael Don

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude Modulation
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Carrier Frequencies
  • Continuous Waves
  • Demodulation
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Shift
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Modulation
  • Modulators
  • Phase
  • Phase Shift
  • Signal Processing
  • Software Defined Radio
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Space