Aug 27 – 31, 2024
FAIR - Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH
Europe/Berlin timezone

Low Cost Direction Finding in Gnu Radio using a Butler Matrix and Adcock Antenna Array

Aug 28, 2024, 11:50 AM
5m
Main Lecturing Hall (FAIR - Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH)

Main Lecturing Hall

FAIR - Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH

GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung GmbH FAIR - Facility for Antiproton and Ion Research in Europe GmbH Planckstraße 1 64291 Darmstadt
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Speaker

David Hasenauer

Description

Proposal for a Lightning Talk at the European GNU Radio Days.

Low Cost Direction Finding in Gnu Radio using a Butler Matrix and Adcock Antenna Array

This Talk is supposed to demo a low budget Direction Finding Setup using GNU Radio. Unlike other well explored methods in GNU Radio featuring AoA or TDoA this talk will show the concept of Adcock Antennas using a Butler Matrix that enable even relatively cheap hardware like a PlutoSDR to resolve full 360 degree directions in a Band of Interest.

Structure / Time

  • Explaining basic Principals (2min)
    • Adcock Antenna
    • Butler Matrix
  • Explaination of the Gnuradio Flowgraph (1min)
  • DF Performance measurement in an Anachoic chamber (1min)
  • Live Demo / We are Hiring! (1min)

If desired the Presentation can also be extended to 30 Minutes.

The Author

David Hasenauer is a Student of the University of Kassel. He is writing his Master Thesis with Dedrone GmbH exploring Adcock Antennas for use in Dronedetection.

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