发明授权
- 专利标题: Attitude determination system using null-steered array
- 专利标题(中): 使用零转向阵列的姿态确定系统
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申请号: US10873806申请日: 2004-06-22
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公开(公告)号: US06992624B2公开(公告)日: 2006-01-31
- 发明人: Walter J. Feller
- 申请人: Walter J. Feller
- 申请人地址: CA Calgary
- 专利权人: Novatel Inc.
- 当前专利权人: Novatel Inc.
- 当前专利权人地址: CA Calgary
- 代理机构: Cesari and McKenna, LLP
- 代理商 Edwin H. Paul, Esq.
- 主分类号: G01S5/04
- IPC分类号: G01S5/04
摘要:
Apparatus and process for determining the position and heading or attitude of an antenna array are described based on radiating sources, preferably GNSS or other such satellite positioning systems. An optimum satellite is selected and the antenna array is “null steered” by combining the phase of the received signals to calculate a null or null angle that points toward the optimum satellite. The null will determine angle for elevation toward the optimum satellite and azimuth or heading. The heading is the azimuth of the (which may be actual or calculated) projection of the null vector to the satellite onto the Earth's surface. The actual location on Earth of the antenna array can be found and the antenna array azimuth with respect to the satellite can be determined. The null angle may be measured more precisely by dithering on either side to average out noise and then averaging the angle deviations to calculate the null angle. If the attitude of the antenna array with respect to the Earth's surface is desired, a null vector to a second satellite may be generated and the intersection of the two nulls will allow the attitude of the antenna array, with respect to one or both of the satellites, to be determined. The difference between the measured attitude of the antenna array with respect to the null vector and the calculated attitude of the satellite from the GNSS signals, is the attitude of the array with respect to the Earth's surface. All viewable satellites may be used, tracked, and nulls determined for each, and many antennas if in a known pattern relative to each other can be used to make the determinations more accurate and reliable.
公开/授权文献
- US20050280577A1 ATTITUDE DETERMINATION SYSTEM USING NULL-STEERED ARRAY 公开/授权日:2005-12-22
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