Abstract:
This report presents satellite dish antenna positioning system based on android technology
control system to position dish antenna to a desired elevation and azimuth angle for maximum
power/signal reception from the satellite. The main reason of using a dish antenna is to receive
signals from satellites and other broadcasting sources. Currently in order to get the exact angle of
position of the dish, it needs to be adjusted manually and to overcome the difficulty of adjusting
manually, this project helps in adjusting the position of the dish through an android application
control. Android application control acts as a transmitter whose data is received the Bluetooth
module HO6 which is interfaced to a microcontroller which also relays the commands to
steppers motor via the driver. The android application control sends ASCII coded data to the
Bluetooth module HO6 receiver whose output is then sent to the microcontroller. A prototype
dish antenna is constructed and then positioned by using the developed control system. Results
show very good agreement between the desired position and the actual position of the dish
antenna. Android application remote operation control is achieved by any smart-phone/Tablet
with Android OS, upon a GUI (Graphical User Interface) based touch screen operation.
