Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Phase difference of arrival geolocation
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Application No.: US13527383Application Date: 2012-06-19
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Publication No.: US09651648B1Publication Date: 2017-05-16
- Inventor: John J. Mason , Louis Romero
- Applicant: John J. Mason , Louis Romero
- Applicant Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Assignee: Sandia Corporation
- Current Assignee: Sandia Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US NM Albuquerque
- Agency: Medley, Behrens & Lewis, LLC
- Main IPC: G01S3/02
- IPC: G01S3/02 ; G01S3/48 ; G01S5/04 ; G01S5/02 ; G01S3/32 ; G01S3/22 ; G01S5/12

Abstract:
Geolocation is performed by receiving, at a plurality of non-earthbound platforms each moving in a known manner within a spatial coordinate system, a radio frequency (RF) signal transmitted from a transmitter at an unknown location on earth within the spatial coordinate system. For each of the platforms, a phase change of the received frequency carrier is measured over the same duration of time. The measured phase changes are combined to determine the transmitter location.
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