Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Geolocation of radio frequency devices using spaceborne phased arrays
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Application No.: US17171759Application Date: 2021-02-09
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Publication No.: US11239904B2Publication Date: 2022-02-01
- Inventor: Raymond J. Sedwick , Abel Avellan
- Applicant: AST & Science, LLC
- Applicant Address: US FL Miami
- Assignee: AST & Science, LLC
- Current Assignee: AST & Science, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Miami
- Agency: Blank Rome LLP
- Main IPC: H04B7/185
- IPC: H04B7/185 ; H04B7/024 ; H04W84/06

Abstract:
A communication system has a phased antenna array configured to communicate via a plurality of beams with a wireless device, such as user equipment (e.g., a smart phone). The plurality of beams define a field of view of the phased antenna array, the field of view having a plurality of cells and each of the plurality of beams is associated with one of the plurality of cells within the field of view. A processing device detects the wireless device within the field of view and determines a coarse geographic location of the wireless device within the field of view of the wireless device when the wireless device is within the field of view, or within a cell. The system further determines a fine geographic location for the wireless device based on frequency offset (due to Doppler) and signal flight time.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210250086A1 GEOLOCATION OF RADIO FREQUENCY DEVICES USING SPACEBORNE PHASED ARRAYS Public/Granted day:2021-08-12
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