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Virtual Anechoic Chamber using GPS Signals

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 December 2006

Grant MacLean
Grant MacLean
Affiliation:
(NAVSYS Ltd, UK & Institute for System Level Integration, UK) (Email: grant.maclean@sli-institute.ac.uk)
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Abstract

Using GPS for animal tracking applications presents many significant challenges; not least the integration of the antenna in what is usually a miniature device. This paper describes a test setup that has been constructed to allow the user to perform something close to a full antenna gain pattern test using a simple turntable and relying on the GPS satellite motion to collect all angles required for a 3D gain plot. This has proved invaluable when predicting the expected performance of various antenna/packaging options for animal tags.

Keywords

GPSAnimal trackingAnechoic chamber
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 60 , Issue 1 , January 2007 , pp. 33 - 43
Copyright
© 2007 The Royal Institute of Navigation

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