Direction finding using signal power
AssigneeCRFS Limited
InventorsAlistair Massarella, Daniel Timson, Keith Alexander
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AssigneeCRFS Limited
InventorsAlistair Massarella, Daniel Timson, Keith Alexander
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A method of determining incident angles of Radio Frequency, RF, signals received by an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennae is described. The method comprises generating a plurality of direction finding, DF, signals based on antenna signals received from the antenna array, wherein each DF signal corresponds to a respective antenna array element and each antenna array element corresponds to one or more antennae. A plurality of DF spectra are then generated, each DF spectrum corresponding to a respective DF signal and comprising measured values of signal power at two or more given respective frequencies. An incident signal angle is calculated for each given frequency, based on the measured values of power at the frequency, the configuration of the antennae in the antenna array and antenna gain patterns corresponding to the antenna array elements.
A method of determining incident angles of RF signals received by an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennae, the method comprising:
Apparatus for determining incident angles of RF signals received by an antenna array comprising a plurality of antennae, the apparatus comprising:
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