Directional Antenna Alignment Control System (D.A.A.C.S)

Directional Antenna Alignment Control System (D.A.A.C.S)

This device’s aim is to align a barge-mounted directional antenna towards a fixed antenna. Using GPS coordinates, it calculates how much the antenna should rotate relative to the bow of the barge. This will assist the U.S. Navy Acoustic Research Detachment in Bayview with speeding up their antenna alignment process.

Team Members

Cade Knott, Electrical Engineering
Steven Haener, Mechanical Engineering
Ethan Morris, Mechanical Engineering

Client/Sponsor

Patrick Molvik, United States Navy Acoustic Research Detachment
Herbert Hess, U of I Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Faculty Advisor

Feng Li, U of I Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering