GNU Radio Conference 2023

Open-Source Antenna Pattern Measurement System: Collaborative Development and Applications

8 Sept 2023, 14:15

15m

Arizona (MU 221) (ASU Memorial Union 2nd Floor)

Paper (with talk) SDR Hardware Main Track

Speaker

Dr Jonathn West (WSU-ECE)

Description

Weber State University (WSU) has developed an ‘open-source’ antenna-pattern measurement system physically comprised of software-defined radios (SDRs), Arduino microcontroller and 3-D printed hardware. The student-designed measurement testbed was supported by the Utah NASA Space Grant Consortium. The ‘open-source’ prototype integrates Python, GNU Radio Companion, and Linux on a single laptop PC. The system is portable and used for education- and industry-outreach.
The Python-GNU Radio Companion software is now available in a GitHub-WSU repository. Recently, a prototype was delivered/loaned to a Naval laboratory for assessment.
The following paper describes an evolving collaboration between WSU-ECE and NSWCDD-DNA. Potential applications of the prototype are discussed. In addition, the current status and future improvements of the hardware and software are detailed.