GPS-Based Rocket Payload Position Tracking System

The Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education Indonesia routinely hosts a competition payload tracking system placed on rocket with Ground Control Station (GCS), known as Kompetisi Muatan Roket dan Indonesia. Fixed GCS antenna causes some problems, including poor communication between GCS, position detection the payload. This research was conducted to create capable moving towards position. In this research, we use two servos move antenna. works by calculating azimuth angle coordinate payload, then converting value into servo value. calculation performs Arduino Mega 2560 which commands both horizontal vertical direct experiments are performed three main tests that based GPS data, direction movement motion direction, direction. Testing carried out laying drone adjust height manually. Experimental results show largest angular difference is 8 degrees azimuth. mean 4.7 degrees. deviation occurs because instruction can only be an integer