- 专利标题: Method and apparatus for locating the source of an unknown signal
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申请号: US09955224申请日: 2001-09-19
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公开(公告)号: US06618009B2公开(公告)日: 2003-09-09
- 发明人: Christopher Griffin , Paul R. Edmonds , Simon R. Duck
- 申请人: Christopher Griffin , Paul R. Edmonds , Simon R. Duck
- 优先权: GB9919525 19990819
- 主分类号: G01S504
- IPC分类号: G01S504
摘要:
A method of determining the location of an unknown source 10 transmitting a signal to satellite relays 14 and 16 comprises receiving replicas of the signal from the relays at receivers 18. The receivers 18 also transmit and receive reference signals via respective relays 14 and 16. All signals are downconverted, digitized and correlated with one another in pairs using a correlation function including a term which compensates for time varying differential frequency offset (DFO). Compensation for time varying differential time offset or time dilation is achieved by replicating or adding to signal samples and applying phase corrections. This procedure enables a correlation maximum and associated measurement results to be obtained despite the effects of relay satellite motion which mitigate against this. Results are used in a prior art geometrical technique to locate the unknown transmitter.
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