Systems, methods and computer-readable media for improving platform guidance or navigation using uniquely coded signals

A platform, comprising:

• a first antenna arranged to directly receive a set of uniquely identifiable signals transmitted from a respective set of spatially-distributed antenna arrays;
• a transceiver coupled to the first antenna, the transceiver arranged to convert electromagnetic energy responsive to the set of uniquely identifiable signals to a first set of corresponding input signals;
• and
• a processor coupled to the transceiver and arranged to use a respective time of arrival and phase from the set of corresponding input signals to determine at least a position of the platform in a first coordinate system defined by a centroid of the set of spatially-distributed antenna arrays, wherein the processor is configured to use interferometry to determine the position of the platform;
• wherein the processor receives information concerning a non-cooperative object.

A system, comprising:

• a set of cooperative platforms separate from a primary spatially-distributed architecture of antennas, the primary spatially-distributed architecture of antenna arrays configured to emit a set of uniquely identifiable signals;
• members of the set of cooperative platforms configured to receive:
• the set of uniquely identifiable signals from the primary spatially-distributed architecture of antenna arrays;
• and
• one or more signals containing information about a position of one or more non-cooperative objects, wherein the information about the positions of the non-cooperative objects are communicated in an established inertial frame or in a first coordinate system defined by the primary spatially-distributed architecture of antenna arrays;
• members of the set of cooperative platforms further configured to:
• determine a respective location in one of the established inertial frame or in the first coordinate system defined by the primary spatially-distributed architecture of antennas;
• and apply a respective platform control signal to direct the respective platform relative to the non-cooperative object.