Lessons learned from designing a software defined radio for a small unmanned air vehicle

William Stevers; Kevin Gross; Michael Gudaitis

doi:10.1117/12.2622297

30 May 2022 Lessons learned from designing a software defined radio for a small unmanned air vehicle

William Stevers, Kevin Gross, Michael Gudaitis

Proceedings Volume 12119, Open Architecture/Open Business Model Net-Centric Systems and Defense Transformation 2022; 121190E (2022) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2622297
Event: SPIE Defense + Commercial Sensing, 2022, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

The original problem was to design a software defined radio (SDR) transceiver that met the size, weight, and power (SWaP) constraints of a small unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The initial demonstration was in six months, so a rapid prototyping approach was used to design the SDR with open commercial components. As the project progressed, additional objectives were levied on the design that had to be accommodated. This paper will describe the design challenges in more detail, and provide lessons learned and successes achieved through the use of open standards.

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William Stevers, Kevin Gross, and Michael Gudaitis "Lessons learned from designing a software defined radio for a small unmanned air vehicle", Proc. SPIE 12119, Open Architecture/Open Business Model Net-Centric Systems and Defense Transformation 2022, 121190E (30 May 2022); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2622297

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