-
公开(公告)号：US11435430B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-06
申请号：US17112118
申请日：2020-12-04
Inventor： Peter Dusaitis , Matthew F. Chrobak , Brian J. Smith , Paul D. Zemany
Abstract: A method for launching a round from an airborne platform, receiving a plurality of RF signals at the round, determining an amount of time between a first and second received RF signal, where the second signal is a multi-path signal and the first signal is a direct path signal. An altitude of the round is determined based on the delay between the first and second received signal and aligning the round's flight path with an initial velocity vector of the aircraft platform to reduce dispersion. The round can include a plurality of sensors for detecting the RF signals. The second received RF signal may be a multi-path signal having been reflected off of the earth's surface or another object on the earth's surface. The altitude of the round can be determined using the known altitude of the airborne platform, the delay of time between the first and second received signals, and the speed of light.
-
公开(公告)号：US11435165B2
公开(公告)日：2022-09-06
申请号：US17112012
申请日：2020-12-04
Inventor： Brian J. Smith , Matthew F. Chrobak , Peter Dusaitis , Paul D. Zemany
Abstract: A narrow band antenna is configured to guide a munition toward a target location during a flight of the munition from a launch location toward the target location. The antenna has a first mode of operation operable during a first portion of the flight at a first bandwidth, and a second mode of operation operable during a second portion of the flight at a second bandwidth, the second bandwidth being a harmonic of the first bandwidth, and may be a third harmonic of the first bandwidth. The method includes transmitting a target location information to the munition in the first bandwidth during the first portion of the flight and then transmitting the target location information to the munition in the second bandwidth during the second portion of the flight. The first band may be X-band and the second band may be Ka-band.
-
公开(公告)号：US20220179034A1
公开(公告)日：2022-06-09
申请号：US17112118
申请日：2020-12-04
Inventor： Peter Dusaitis , Matthew F. Chrobak , Brian J. Smith , Paul D. Zemany
Abstract: A method for launching a round from an airborne platform, receiving a plurality of RF signals at the round, determining an amount of time between a first and second received RF signal, where the second signal is a multi-path signal and the first signal is a direct path signal. An altitude of the round is determined based on the delay between the first and second received signal and aligning the round's flight path with an initial velocity vector of the aircraft platform to reduce dispersion. The round can include a plurality of sensors for detecting the RF signals. The second received RF signal may be a multi-path signal having been reflected off of the earth's surface or another object on the earth's surface. The altitude of the round can be determined using the known altitude of the airborne platform, the delay of time between the first and second received signals, and the speed of light.
-
-
Search Results
3
records
(took 0.014 seconds)
