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This paper’s aim is to improve the operation of tracking and locating transmitters through leveraging of the emergence of cost-effective software-defined radios (SDRs) and the additional degrees of freedom of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) platform. Different radio direction-finding (RDF) systems and techniques are investigated to find a suitable solution that fits within the constraints of a suitable UAV platform.
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Cook, H.A., Kahn, M.T.E., Balyan, V. (2020). Radio Direction-Finding Techniques for an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. In: Sharma, D.K., Balas, V.E., Son, L.H., Sharma, R., Cengiz, K. (eds) Micro-Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 106. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2329-8_1
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