Farukh Khan
- Jun 12, 2015
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Hello guys,
I have been working on a AI based quadcopter recently. And I am using the 2.4GHz WiFi frequency for communication purposes. The 2.4GHz Wifi is built into an onboard SBC (something like raspberry pi zero w). Now I want to make an antenna set which will cover both TX and RX for the wifi on a 3D vector plane. So, basically I want this drone to catch signal from all the possible directions on a 3D plane. And I know that there is a tradeoff for distance with omni direction but what is the best possible way to achieve both transmission and reception on all possible 3D directions with optimal range?
What antennas or antenna configuration is best for reaching all possible directions?
On my ground station side I can cover up for any range loss by pointing multiple directional antennas where necessary. But on the drone I need an optimized version of omnidirection which will reach almost all possible directions, because the drone will be continuously moving in a 3D plane.
BTW, I have only one IPEX connector on the SBC, so I have to squeeze every possible antenna configuration to work through this one IPEX.
Any help would be appreciated guys. Thanks.
I have been working on a AI based quadcopter recently. And I am using the 2.4GHz WiFi frequency for communication purposes. The 2.4GHz Wifi is built into an onboard SBC (something like raspberry pi zero w). Now I want to make an antenna set which will cover both TX and RX for the wifi on a 3D vector plane. So, basically I want this drone to catch signal from all the possible directions on a 3D plane. And I know that there is a tradeoff for distance with omni direction but what is the best possible way to achieve both transmission and reception on all possible 3D directions with optimal range?
What antennas or antenna configuration is best for reaching all possible directions?
On my ground station side I can cover up for any range loss by pointing multiple directional antennas where necessary. But on the drone I need an optimized version of omnidirection which will reach almost all possible directions, because the drone will be continuously moving in a 3D plane.
BTW, I have only one IPEX connector on the SBC, so I have to squeeze every possible antenna configuration to work through this one IPEX.
Any help would be appreciated guys. Thanks.