Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Beacon or receiver
Patent
1997-08-07
1999-06-29
Tarcza, Thomas
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Beacon or receiver
342140, 342424, G01S 502
Patent
active
059174480
ABSTRACT:
An attitude determination system uses multiple antenna inputs which are time-multiplexed into a multi-channel receiver. Each channel tracks one incoming signal from a known or ascertainable source. For each of the incoming signals being tracked, digital processing can be used to determine range differences between the different antenna elements for that incoming signal, and to compute attitude based on the range differences and the known configuration of the attenna elements relative to each other.
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Eppele Kyle
O'Shaughnessy James P.
Phan Dao L.
Rockwell Science Center Inc.
Tarcza Thomas
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