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Passive ranging of an airborne emitter by a single sensor
Assignee: Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1984-12-14
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Granted: 1985-12-10
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Expires: 2004-12-14
Abstract
Abstract A method for the passive measurement of the range, velocity and course of a target aircraft relative to a test aircraft includes the steps of moving the test aircraft along a straight path, varying the speed of the test aircraft, and sequentially measuring the bearing angle from the test aircraft of pulsed or continuous radiation emitted from the target aircraft. A plot of the rays of radiation at each of the times of bearing measurement produces a geometry which can be solved arithmetically to provide the lengths of the rays. These lengths correspond to the distance of the target from the test aircraft. The invention may be used with equal effectiveness against multiple targets, simultaneously.
Inventors
- 👤 Martin Golinsky
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 14:36
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S11/00; G01S11/02; G01S11/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
274 words
A method of passively determining, from a test platform, the range and speed of each of at least one moving emitter, comprising: traveling at a non-constant speed a course in a test platform along a path which is straight and in the same horizontal plane as each of the at least one emitter; detecting at the platform the presence of a radiant energy signal from each of the at least one moving emitter, the radiant energy signal being selected from continuous and non-continuous signals, said detecting being done at four sites along the path at four predeterminely selected instants of time, said traveling at a non-constant speed a course in the test platform so that the magnitude of displacement between each of the four sites are unequal and a unique trajectory of each of the at least one moving emitter can be defined simultaneously; generating a detection signal responsive to the angle of arrival of each of the energy signals, each of the angles of arrival of the energy signals detected along the path being measured with respect to a predeterminely selected reference direction; generating a position signal derived from the position of the test platform at each predeterminely selected instant of time of said detecting of the energy signal; storing the detection signals and the position signals; determining the course range and speed of each of the at least one moving emitter by substituting into geometric relationships the values of the stored signals at the four predeterminely selected instants of time; and generating a target indication signal representative of the course range and speed of each of the at least one moving emitter.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
274 words
A method of passively determining, from a test platform, the range and speed of each of at least one moving emitter, comprising: traveling at a non-constant speed a course in a test platform along a path which is straight and in the same horizontal plane as each of the at least one emitter; detecting at the platform the presence of a radiant energy signal from each of the at least one moving emitter, the radiant energy signal being selected from continuous and non-continuous signals, said detecting being done at four sites along the path at four predeterminely selected instants of time, said traveling at a non-constant speed a course in the test platform so that the magnitude of displacement between each of the four sites are unequal and a unique trajectory of each of the at least one moving emitter can be defined simultaneously; generating a detection signal responsive to the angle of arrival of each of the energy signals, each of the angles of arrival of the energy signals detected along the path being measured with respect to a predeterminely selected reference direction; generating a position signal derived from the position of the test platform at each predeterminely selected instant of time of said detecting of the energy signal; storing the detection signals and the position signals; determining the course range and speed of each of the at least one moving emitter by substituting into geometric relationships the values of the stored signals at the four predeterminely selected instants of time; and generating a target indication signal representative of the course range and speed of each of the at least one moving emitter.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting comprises receiving continuously generated energy signals.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting comprises receiving pulsed energy signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting comprises receiving a continuously generated radar signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting comprises receiving pulsed radar signals.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting comprises receiving a continuously generated energy signal of the class of signals consisting of optical frequency signals and sonic signals.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method as recited in claim 1 wherein the step of detecting comprises receiving pulsed energy signals of the class of energy signals consisting of optical frequency signals and sonic signals.
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