Testbed for RF signal identification and positioning based on antenna arrays and software-defined radio (SDR)

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Researchers at the Thales Research and Technology (TRT) Quebec City research center require a functionaltestbed for a radio signal identification and geolocation system. This system would entail multiple acquisitionstations, each equipped with an adaptive antenna array and a Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) in orderto support software-defined radio (SDR) prototyping. The present proposal represents the first phase in thedevelopment of this testbed, and is based upon the expertise of Professor Roy and his team in adaptive antennaarrays, SDR, and geolocation.Given the very ambitious scope of the proposed testbed, this initial 6-month phase will be limited to twoaspects: 1- development, implementation on actual SDR hardware, and validation of an appropriate calibrationscheme for radio signal direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation based on smart antenna arrays; 2- developmentof a geolocation and RF signal identification algorithm in context based on software simulation alone.