electrical noise location system
DESCRIPTION
Electrical Noise Location System. Drew Compston Brandon Denney Josh Gordon. Background of Project. Identify Angle of Arrival of AM Frequency RF Display Information about Incident RF in GUI Build Noise Sources to Test System. Noise Source. Computer: Displays GUI and Calculates AoA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Electrical Noise Location System
Drew Compston
Brandon Denney
Josh Gordon
20 September 2007 2
Background of Project
• Identify Angle of Arrival of AM Frequency RF• Display Information about Incident RF in GUI• Build Noise Sources to Test System
NoiseSource
Noise
Receiver
Computer:Displays GUI andCalculates AoA
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Motivation
• Q-Track Desires System for its QT-400
• QT-400 is an RTLS using NFER
• Operates in AM Frequencies
(Pictures from Q-Track User’s Guide Pamphlet, used with permission)
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Angle of Arrival Algorithm
• Use 2 Loop Antennas to Create Virtual Loop
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Angle of Arrival Algorithm
• Resolve Front-Back Ambiguity with Sense Antenna
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Graphical User Interface• Written in C#• Display Received RF Information in Waterfall Plot• Calculate Angle of Arrival
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Graphical User Interface
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Project Responsibilities
• Brandon– GUI Application– Integration with QT-400
• Drew– Angle of Arrival Algorithm
• Josh– Test Noise Source Realized Using Noise
Generator with Amplifier
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CostLecture Attendance
Weekly Meetings
Writing Reports
Development Total
3 hours/week 2 hours/week 3 hours/week 6 hours/week 14 hours/week
x$24/hour $336/week
x16 weeks $5,376
x3 engineers $16,128
Subtotal $16,128
Parts $100
Total $16,228