Keywords
Time measurements
Abstract
This thesis explores a Time-Difference-of-Arrival (TDOA) approach to radio direction finding, utilizing picosecond-resolution Time-to-Digital Converters (TDCs). By measuring the relative time of arrival of a pulsed RF signal impinging on an antenna array, direction of arrival (DOA) can be ascertained. This technology enables versatile DOA calculation on platforms only several meters in length, and offers various size, weight, power, and cost advantages when compared to present DF technologies. A short baseline S-band TDOA DF system utilizing TDCs is designed, fabricated, and tested in a laboratory environment. This research suggests that such a DF system based on TDCs provides sufficient accuracy and precision to resolve Angle-ofArrival (AOA) within several degrees.
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Graduation Date
2010
Semester
Spring
Advisor
Gong, Xun
Degree
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (M.S.E.E.)
College
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Degree Program
Electrical Engineering
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003115
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003115
Language
English
Release Date
May 2010
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Dissertations, Academic -- Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering and Computer Science -- Dissertations, Academic
STARS Citation
Nelson, Paul Jeffrey, "The Relevance Of Time-to-digital Converters To Small Platform Direction Finding Systems" (2010). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1538.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1538