UAV, system, and method for radio frequency spectral analysis
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1. A UAV for radio frequency spectral analysis comprising:
- a flight body structured for flight,a flight module disposed in controlling relation to said flight body at least partially in response to receipt of programmed flight instructions by said flight module,a geolocation module disposed in geolocating relation to the UAV'"'"'s present location,a signal detection module disposed in signal detecting relation to any radio signal(s) within range of the UAV,a first receiver disposed in receiving relation to the radio signal,a radio frequency pre-selector comprising a pre-selector switch and at least one filter module having a plurality of filters,said pre-selector switch being controllable to communicably connect a second signal receiver to said at least one filter module at least partially in response to the radio signal received by said first receiver, andsaid at least one filter module configured to selectively filter at least a frequency of said radio signal.
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Abstract
The invention is directed to a UAV, system, and method for radio frequency spectral analysis. Accordingly, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) having a flight body, a flight module, a geolocation module, and a signal detection module is utilized to detect and store signal data associated with various radio signal(s) during flight. The signal data may then be displayed on a processing device to provide a user with a visualization of the signal data parameters in various points of three dimensional space and at particular recorded times.
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1. A UAV for radio frequency spectral analysis comprising:
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a flight body structured for flight, a flight module disposed in controlling relation to said flight body at least partially in response to receipt of programmed flight instructions by said flight module, a geolocation module disposed in geolocating relation to the UAV'"'"'s present location, a signal detection module disposed in signal detecting relation to any radio signal(s) within range of the UAV, a first receiver disposed in receiving relation to the radio signal, a radio frequency pre-selector comprising a pre-selector switch and at least one filter module having a plurality of filters, said pre-selector switch being controllable to communicably connect a second signal receiver to said at least one filter module at least partially in response to the radio signal received by said first receiver, and said at least one filter module configured to selectively filter at least a frequency of said radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A UAV for radio frequency spectral analysis comprising:
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a flight body structured for flight, a flight module disposed in controlling relation to said flight body at least partially in response to receipt of programmed flight instructions, a geolocation module disposed in geolocating relation to the UAV'"'"'s present location, a signal detection module disposed in signal detecting relation to any radio signal(s) within range of the UAV, a signal receiver disposed in receiving relation to the input radio signal, a radio frequency pre-selector comprising a pre-selector switch and a plurality of filters, said pre-selector switch being controllable to communicably connect said signal receiver to at least one of said plurality of filters, and said at least one filter module at least partially corresponding to a downlink band of the radio signal. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for radio frequency spectral analysis comprising:
providing a UAV, the UAV including at least a flight module and signal detection module controlled by at least one processor, utilizing the flight module to execute flight instructions on the UAV to fly in a programmed pattern, utilizing the signal detection module to detect radio signal(s) within range of the UAV, selecting at least one of a plurality of filters of the signal detection module in order to selectively filter the radio signal(s), the selected filter at least partially corresponding to a downlink band of the detected radio signal(s). - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for radio frequency spectral analysis comprising:
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providing a plurality of UAVs, each UAV including at least a flight module and signal detection module, utilizing the respective flight modules to execute flight instructions on the plurality of UAVs to fly in a programmed pattern, utilizing the respective signal detection module to detect radio signal(s) within range of the plurality of UAVs, selecting at least one of a plurality of filters at least some of the respective signal detection modules in order to selectively filter the radio signal(s) detected by at least one of the plurality of UAVs, storing signal data associated with the radio signal(s) on at least one of the plurality of UAVs, the signal data at least partially comprising geolocation data relative to the signal source.
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