Fully Weatherized, High-Gain c2isr Tracking Antenna

Following the success of Troll’s airborne Mini, the MiniGS was built for rugged terrain and demanding maritime applications. These highly directional, long-range tracking antennas support a variety of secure radio waveforms and network topologies commonly used for security and defense applications.

One of many of our intelligent tracking antennas, the MiniGS incorporates an edge-computing processor that enables customers to directly control the Mini GS.  This eliminates the need for Troll’s PCC remote control application. With a powerful computer onboard Troll’s tracking software and 3rd party applications can deliver high capacity, long range transmission with lower latency, improved reliability, stability and interoperabity with customer furnished transceivers.

MiniGS incorporates an advanced dual-GSP (DGPS) and dynamic INS which automatically aligns the antenna to North within 0.15° accuracy on both stationary and moving vehicles. Unlike other systems which rely on external heading sources, or unreliable magnetometers, the MiniGS uses its advanced DGPS and embedded INS to continuously solve for heading. This system takes advantage of the latest in global navigation with its 72 channel GNSS receiver capable of simultaneously tracking multiple constellations. Various tracking solutions are provided, including Troll’s patented RF tracking, GNSS and MISB data (radio link dependent).

The Mini GS has been deployed in extreme weather and harsh conditions where it has been proven to provide outstanding results in contested operational areas. In US Army field tests the Mini GS outperformed its peers, gaining industry wide acceptance of our GPS denied tracking technologies’. It’s the antenna’s intelligent software that allows it to automatically establish high-bit-rate data links and defend them at long range and in noisy radio frequency environments.

The MiniGS has unique features that include:

• Dual-GPS accurate to 0.15°heading
• Internal INS
• Built-in servo drive
• Controlled remotely or custom transceiver applications
• Suitable for salt/fog environments
• Supports PoE operation and embedded radios
• Up to four discrete frequency bands with a variety of filtering options

The exceptional long-range performance of the Mini-GS relies on multi-axis, stabilized high-gain antennas that are continuously steered toward airborne or ground assets. This allows the MiniGS to focus all its signal energy reducing the need for amplification to maximize range. The MiniGS’s narrow beam width also provides an obstacle to signal jamming and interference often associated with omnidirectional antennas or saturated radio frequency environments.

Dual-GPS with Embedded (INS)
The MiniGS incorporates dual-GPS and embedded INS for improved accuracy, self-calibration and stand-alone positioning, heading, pitch and roll. Installation of the MiniGS is independent of any external navigation equipment. This eliminates the need for onboard connectivity to external GPS or gyrocompasses reducing cost and complexity of installation.

The MiniGS incorporates ruggedized gears and chemically resistant materials to withstand jarring ground vehicle and penetrating marine environments.