= SDR & Spectrum using a Drone =

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<br><br>Project guided by Wade Trappe and Ivan Seskar.

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== Mission  ==

We are manipulating a drone to fly around and collect spectrum from the ORBIT nodes. The spectrum will be collected and analyzed. ==

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== Background  ==
=== Software Defined Radio (SDR) ===
Software Defined Radio is a communication system in which elements that are normally integrated in hardware, are instead set up in software, and can be accessed through a personal computer or embedded system. SDR is much cheaper and more customizable in comparison to its hardware counterparts.

=== Spectrum Analysis  ===
Spectrum Analysis is the analysis in terms of spectrum of frequencies. Spectrum is measured in the frequency domain using a signal analyzer. Complex signal are broken down into frequency components, making it easier to measure signal properties.