Implementation of Portable Antenna Design based on Ublox M10Q-5883 for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Movement Tracking

Abstract

An Antenna Tracker is a system that automatically directs an antenna toward a specific signal source, such as a satellite or a moving object, and is commonly used for communication, weather monitoring, or drone control. This study aims to develop a portable antenna based on the Ublox M10Q-5883 GPS module to enhance accuracy and speed. The GPS module coordinates are used to ensure precise tracking. However, challenges in data processing arise when not in mission mode, such as interference from high-rise buildings during manual UAV operation. The GPS module showed a standard deviation 1.47 for the average distance value. Using the GPS Positioning method, the antenna tracker can accurately rotate using Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) signal values ranging from 1418 to 1624. The pan servo rotates 180 degrees, while the tilt servo rotates 90 degrees.