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Reutilization of FRPA antennas to develop an adaptive GPS antenna solution.

Company: Montana State University (MilTech)

Major(s):
Primary: EE
Secondary: CMPSC
Optional: CMPEN, ME

Non-Disclosure Agreement: YES

Intellectual Property: YES

The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is replacing Fixed Reception Pattern Antennas (FRPAs) with Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPAs). The goal of this project is to research, design, and prototype a solution to reutilize FRPA antennas to produce a solution that provides a higher level of jamming protection as well as possible direction finding (DF). This may be accomplished through the strategic placement of multiple FRPAs onto a platform. Solution may use platform body masking to decrease the jamming effects on the Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) solution through an adaptive Radio Frequency (RF) selection solution. This project will benefit the taxpayer and USMC by providing a significant cost savings through the reutilization of current USMC equipment. Engineers needed for the project include: i. RF Engineer ii. Computer Science iii. Mechanical Engineer If you are a veteran, have a desire to work in a government lab, or want to be an engineer working to build technology that is needed by warfighters, then this is the Fall Capstone project for you! You will be working with a MilTech team of USMC and USA veterans, Montana State University engineers, and PSU engineers. Help us develop technology that supports Marines, saving lives and money!