A system for tracking an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with a directional antenna can include a tracking module which is configured to be secured relative to a UAV, and which can be configured to operate independently of the UAV. The tracking module may include a processor, a power source, a GPS module, and a transmitter, and may transmit geolocation information of the UAV to a base station. The transmission of geolocation information may occur over a LoRa radio link. The base station may include a processor, a GPS module, a receiver, and one or more movable directional antennas. The orientation of the movable directional antenna may be changed to track the location of the UAV, based on the geolocation information of the UAV and the base station. The directional antennas may replace the antennas of a UAV controller associated with the UAV to increase the operational range of the UAV.
DRONE TRACKING STEERED ANTENNA SYSTEM
2020-05-21
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G08C Übertragungssysteme für Messwerte, Regel-, Steuer- oder ähnliche Signale , TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS FOR MEASURED VALUES, CONTROL OR SIMILAR SIGNALS / H04W WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS , Drahtlose Kommunikationsnetze |
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