Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Method of processing incoming signals received at spatially-separated receivers
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Application No.: US16720898Application Date: 2019-12-19
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Publication No.: US11353540B2Publication Date: 2022-06-07
- Inventor: Henry B. Cribbs, III , Darrell Young
- Applicant: Raytheon Company
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee: Raytheon Company
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP
- Main IPC: G01S5/06
- IPC: G01S5/06 ; G01S5/02 ; H04B7/08

Abstract:
A method of processing incoming signals, such as RF signals, includes receiving the incoming RF signals at two (or more) spatially-separated receivers, then processing the signals to determine a phase lag between the two signals. This allows a presumed location of the signal source to be determined, based on the time difference of arrival (TDOA) of signals at the separated receivers. This can be used to produce a phase adjustment of one of the signals, allowing the signals to be coherently summed. The coherently summed combined signal is then examined for instances where a threshold magnitude is exceeded. This information is then used to create a blanking mask, which is then employed as a filter to incoming signals, to blank out non-coherent signals, such as noise and extraneous signals from sources that are not of interest. The blanked signal train is then examined/analyzed for constant pulse repetitions.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210190897A1 METHOD OF PROCESSING INCOMING SIGNALS RECEIVED AT SPATIALLY-SEPARATED RECEIVERS Public/Granted day:2021-06-24
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