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US 12,560,410 B1Granted
Devices, systems, and methods for countering drone countermeasures
AssigneeArchaius Inc.
InventorsFrederick Vosburgh, Kristopher McGuire, Lee B. Baker
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Abstract
A navigation system and method for guiding a vehicle with respect to a source of jamming is disclosed, the system and method being capable of receiving navigation-aid signals, detecting jamming of such signals, mitigating such jamming, determining direction to the source of jamming, and interdicting that source, e.g., a drone gun.
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A vehicle having a system for navigating with respect to at least one of navigation-aid signal and jamming thereof, comprising:
- an antenna array including a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna, each responsive to jammer burdened navigation signals,
- the first antenna being connected to a signal combiner via a first signal path, the second antenna also connected via a second signal path, and the third antenna also connected via a third signal path to the signal combiner,
- the combiner output being connected to a power detector that is also connected to a receiver and to a guidance navigation and control type controller that is further connected to at least one element of the first signal path,
- the first signal path integrating at least one of a phase rotator and a tunable delay line,
- the controller being any type that is operable to calculate a delay value of the tunable delay line based on a time difference of arrival (TDOA) among the first signal path, the second signal path, and the third signal path,
- the controller being any type that is operable to determine at least one vehicle parameter of position, velocity and attitude with respect to at least one of the Earth and a source of jamming, and
- the controller being any type that is operable to determine direction to a source of jamming and navigate a vehicle in that direction, as means of providing at least one of guided navigation, jammer mitigation, source-relative transit, and target interdiction,
- wherein the controller is operable to steer the vehicle with respect to the source of jamming by maneuvering to minimize or maximize an output power of the signal combiner.
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A system for navigating with respect to at least one of navigation-aid signal and jamming thereof, comprising:
- an antenna array including a first antenna, a second antenna, and a third antenna, each responsive to jammer burdened navigation signals,
- the first antenna being connected to a signal combiner via a first signal path, the second antenna also connected via a second signal path, and the third antenna also connected via a third signal path to the signal combiner,
- the combiner output being connected to a power detector that is also connected to a receiver and to a guidance navigation and control type controller that is further connected to at least one element of the first signal path,
- the first signal path integrating at least one of a phase rotator and a tunable delay line,
- the controller being any type that is operable to calculate a delay value of the tunable delay line based on a time difference of arrival (TDOA) among the first signal path, the second signal path, and the third signal path,
- wherein the controller calculates the delay value to adjust the time difference of arrival (TDOA) to achieve a cancellation bandwidth (CBW), the cancellation bandwidth having a width of a jamming signal or a desirable signal;
- the controller being any type that is operable to determine at least one vehicle parameter of position, velocity and attitude with respect to at least one of the Earth and a source of jamming, and
- the controller being any type that is operable to determine direction to a source of jamming and navigate a vehicle in that direction, as means of providing at least one of guided navigation, jammer mitigation, source-relative transit, and target interdiction.
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