Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Beacon or receiver
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-11
2007-09-11
Issing, Gregory C. (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Beacon or receiver
C342S451000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11249922
ABSTRACT:
A Moving Transmitter Correlation Interferometer Geo-Location (MT-CIGL) system is disclosed that permits locating both moving and stationary transmitters from moving DF equipment. A conjugate gradient based search routine is utilized which solves for the location of moving and stationary transmitters at the start of each measurement sequence and then solves for the velocity and direction of motion of the moving transmitter. This information is used to track the moving transmitter. Received signals are sampled, digitized and stored in covariance matrices. They are then summed and normalized using an equation that has velocity terms that are set to zero to minimize extraneous correlation peaks, and a maximum correlation peak is developed. A conjugate gradient search routine is used to find the correlation peak of the summed data. The value of the peak is then analyzed to see if it is above or below a predetermined value. If the peak value is above the predetermined value the transmitter is stationary and the located correlation peak is the location of the transmitter. If the peak value is below the predetermined value the transmitter is moving and the peak does not indicate the correct location of the transmitter. Another conjugate gradient search routine is performed using the previous erroneous peak as the starting point for the search to identify the actual location of the moving transmitter at the beginning of a search sequence. That location is then processed through the same equation, but without the velocity terms set to zero, to calculate the velocity and direction of motion of the transmitter. This information can then be used to plot a track for the moving transmitter.
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BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
Funk Joseph E.
Issing Gregory C.
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