公开(公告)号：US10608741B2

公开(公告)日：2020-03-31

申请号：US15991973

申请日：2018-05-29

Applicant: 4S-Silversword Software And Services, LLC

Inventor： William Robert Allen Ziegler ,  Ronald H. Smith

IPC: H04B10/112 ,  H04B10/25 ,  H04B10/50 ,  H04B10/516

Abstract: Through-the-Air Link Optical Component is a low Size, Weight, and Power optical communications device that 1) acquires and maintains a broad band communications link between two platforms in line of sight with one another, 2) measures azimuth and elevation angle relative to each platform reference from one TALOC to the communicating TALOC and vice-versa, 3) measures distance between communicating TALOC units, and 4) sees through atmospheric disturbances such as clouds and fog. These remarkable functions open the door to several important derivative capabilities, such as determining absolute positions of all platforms in a community and formation of platform community into a phase array antenna.

公开(公告)号：US20230420837A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18328689

申请日：2023-06-02

Applicant: 4S-Silversword Software and Services, LLC

Inventor： William Robert Allen Ziegler ,  Ronald H. Smith

IPC: H01Q3/01 ,  H04B10/118 ,  H04B7/185

CPC classification number: H01Q3/01 ,  H04B10/118 ,  H04B7/18506

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for communicating between platforms, comprising the steps of initializing a first platform and a second platform; optically tracking a movement of the second platform by the first platform; and optically communicating bi-directionally between the first platform and the second platform. Disclosed herein is an optical communication device comprising various elements including but not limited to: a processor configured to provide at least a tracking mode and a communications mode; an input-output interface coupled to the processor; an electro-optic controller coupled to the input-output interface; an acquisition-tracking portion coupled to the electro-optic controller; and a communication portion coupled to the electro-optic controller. Disclosed herein is a method for communicating between platforms, comprising forming a phase array antenna, wherein the phase array antenna comprises a plurality of platforms arranged in a platform community; and synchronizing a time measurement at each of the platforms, wherein each platform comprises an optical communication device.

公开(公告)号：US11855360B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US16779943

申请日：2020-02-03

Applicant: 4S-SILVERSWORD SOFTWARE AND SERVICES, LLC

Inventor： William Robert Allen Ziegler ,  Ronald H. Smith

IPC: H04B10/118 ,  H01Q3/01 ,  H04B7/185

CPC classification number: H01Q3/01 ,  H04B7/18506 ,  H04B10/118

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method for communicating between platforms, comprising the steps of initializing a first platform and a second platform; optically tracking a movement of the second platform by the first platform; and optically communicating bi-directionally between the first platform and the second platform. Disclosed herein is an optical communication device comprising various elements including but not limited to: a processor configured to provide at least a tracking mode and a communications mode; an input-output interface coupled to the processor; an electro-optic controller coupled to the input-output interface; an acquisition-tracking portion coupled to the electro-optic controller; and a communication portion coupled to the electro-optic controller. Disclosed herein is a method for communicating between platforms, comprising forming a phase array antenna, wherein the phase array antenna comprises a plurality of platforms arranged in a platform community; and synchronizing a time measurement at each of the platforms, wherein each platform comprises an optical communication device.