Geolocation of RF Emitters by Many UAVs
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چکیده
This paper presents an approach to using a large team of UAVs to find radio frequency (RF) emitting targets in a large area. Small, inexpensive UAVs that can collectively and rapidly determine the approximate location of intermittently broadcasting and mobile RF emitters have a range of applications in both military, e.g., for finding SAM batteries, and civilian, e.g., for finding lost hikers, domains. Received Signal Strength Indicator (RSSI) sensors on board the UAVs measure the strength of RF signals across a range of frequencies. The signals, although noisy and ambiguous due to structural noise, e.g., multipath effects, overlapping signals and sensor noise, allow estimates to be made of emitter locations. Generating a probability distribution over emitter locations requires integrating multiple signals from different UAVs into a Bayesian filter, hence requiring cooperation between the UAVs. Once likely target locations are identified, EO-camera equipped UAVs must be tasked to provide a video stream of the area to allow a user to identify the emitter.
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