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Use Case - 8: AI-Based Signal Detection System for Residential TV

Dish Alignment

Organization: Mbeya University of Science and Technology (MUST)

Country: Tanzania

Contact Person:

Rehema Benson Richard, reykambona@ gmail .com
sospeter j salawa, joseph.salawa@ must .ac .tz
Cuthbert john Karawa, cuthbertjohnkarawa@ gmail .com

1 Use Case Summary Table

Item Details
Category Smart home/cities

Households frequently lose satellite signal due to manual misalignment or
Problem disturbances like wind. Additionally, one dish per service provider increases
Addressed
cost and clutter.

Automated azimuth and elevation alignment using AI-powered feedback
Key Aspects of system. Supports access to multiple service providers. Automatically detects
Solution
and corrects misalignment.
Technology AI, Embedded Systems, Smart Dish, Signal Strength Feedback, Dish Auto-
Keywords mation
Data Availability Private (manually collected from field technicians and simulation-based)

Metadata (Type of Annotations(Numerical (Azimuth & Elevation angles), signal strength, simu-
Data) lation logs)

Model Training Labelled data from manual installation used to calibrate alignment; further
and Fine-Tuning AI training planned post-deployment

Testbeds or Pilot
Deployments To be done as a prototype on university premises or residential environment

2 Use Case Description

2�1 Description

Context and background

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