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Digital Mod Overview

The document summarizes a current UAV project involving telemetry downlink from a UAV using software defined radio. It sends data such as GPS position, camera images, battery voltage, and temperature to a ground station. The ground station can control link parameters and view telemetry through a GUI. The document then lists several possibilities for future work, such as adding ground station map display, target recognition, air speed telemetry, or an instrument landing system. It asks students to research one possibility and present an outline for further discussion at the next meeting.

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Digital Mod Overview

The document summarizes a current UAV project involving telemetry downlink from a UAV using software defined radio. It sends data such as GPS position, camera images, battery voltage, and temperature to a ground station. The ground station can control link parameters and view telemetry through a GUI. The document then lists several possibilities for future work, such as adding ground station map display, target recognition, air speed telemetry, or an instrument landing system. It asks students to research one possibility and present an outline for further discussion at the next meeting.

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UAV Project and Future Work 

in Senior Design 
James Flynn 
Sharlene Katz 
September 15, 2009 
Current UAV Project 
•  Mission: Telemetry downlink with UAV for 
data in UHF band using SDR. 
–  Telemetry: 
•  GPS PosiQon 
•  Images from UAV camera 
•  BaTery Voltage 
•  Temperature Sensor 
•  Spectrum of uplink as seen from UAV 
Current UAV Project 
•  Telemetry sent as commanded from ground 
staQon. 
•  Link parameters (frequency, mode and data 
rate) controllable from ground. 
•  Link uses packeQzed data in DPSK mode. 
•  Bandwidth limited to 50 kHz by FCC rules. 
•  Ground control through GUI. 
Current UAV Project 
•  Ground control GUI 
UAV Future Project PossibiliQes 
•  Add capability to steer onboard camera from 
ground. 
•  Add ground staQon display to show flight track 
on map. 
•  Incorporate target recogniQon. 
•  Add air speed sensor and telemetry. 
•  Instrument Landing System (ILS) 
UAV Future Project PossibiliQes 
•  Electronically steerable antenna arrays for 
ground staQon. 
•  ACARS, Aircra[ CommunicaQons Addressing 
and ReporQng System 
For next meeQng: 
•  Research future work possibiliQes 
•  Choose one and meet with Dr. Katz and Prof. 
Flynn to discuss. 
•  Present outline of choice for future work at 
next Wednesday meeQng. 

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