Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including a satellite
Patent
1996-04-25
2000-02-01
Issing, Gregory C.
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including a satellite
34235705, 342458, G01S 502
Patent
active
060208473
ABSTRACT:
A method for determining the geolocation of a user terminal within a telecommunications system having a constellation of satellites which relay communications signals between earth stations and user terminals over preassigned channels. The method performs synchronization upon the telecommunications signals to calculate timing and frequency update information for the user terminals. The timing and frequency update information is also used within the earth station to calculate the geoposition of the user terminal. To do so, the earth station calculates a distance between the satellite and a user terminal based on the corresponding propagation time therebetween which is obtained from the timing information. Once the satellite to user terminal distance is obtained, a range solution line may be calculated therefrom. In addition, the frequency update information is used to calculate a Doppler solution line upon which the user terminal is positioned. Thereafter, the range and Doppler solution lines are combined to obtain points of intersection therebetween. These points of intersection represent potential geolocations of the user terminal. The earth station discriminates between these intersection points in one of several manners, such as the coverage beam spot or geographic cell assigned to the user terminal. Upon obtaining a single intersection point, the longitude and latitude of this point or output is the geolocation of the user terminal.
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Stephens Scott A.
Upton Eric L.
Issing Gregory C.
TWR Inc.
Yatsko Michael S.
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