Systems and methods for detecting satellite-based communication interference

A method of reducing degradation of wireless communication with a mobile vehicle, the method comprising:

• scanning, via an antenna assembly including a preferred orientation and coupled to the mobile vehicle, the antenna assembly through a plurality of orientations;
• receiving, via one or more processors coupled to the antenna assembly, a wireless target-signal at each of the plurality of orientations;
• attaining, via one or more processors, a first type of signal-quality characteristic of the received wireless target-signal at each of the scanned orientations, the first type of signal-quality characteristic being indicative of a signal quality;
• attaining, via the one or more processors, a second type of signal-quality characteristic of the received wireless target-signal at each of the scanned orientations, the second type of signal-quality characteristic being indicative of a signal quality, wherein the first and second types of signal-quality characteristics are different types of signal-quality characteristics and each having a different functional dependence on a combination of signal and noise associated with the received wireless target-signal;
• generating, via the one or more processors, an interference signature associated with the received wireless target-signal for each of the scanned orientations of the antenna assembly, each interference signature including a correlation of the attained first signal-quality characteristic and the second signal-quality characteristic;
• analyzing, via the one or more processors, the generated interference signature of each scanned orientation of the antenna assembly to determine a change or degradation in the correlation of the interference signature;
• and
• adjusting, via the one or more processors, the preferred orientation of the antenna assembly to another orientation based on the analysis of the interference signatures, thereby reducing degradation of the wireless target-signal received at the mobile vehicle.

A system of reducing degradation of wireless communication with a mobile vehicle, the system comprising:

• one or more processors coupled to the mobile vehicle;
• a memory coupled to the one or more processors;
• an antenna assembly coupled to the one or more processors and attached to the mobile vehicle, the antenna assembly including a preferred orientation, a receive (RX) aperture, and a transmit (TX) aperture;
• and
• a set of instructions stored on the memory, which when executed by the one or more processors;
• causes the system to:
• scan the antenna assembly through at least one of orientation of the antenna assembly;
• receive a wireless target-signal at each of the scanned orientations of the antenna assembly;
• attain a first type of signal-quality characteristic of the received wireless target-signal at each of the scanned orientations, the first type of signal-quality characteristic being indicative of a signal quality;
• attain a second type of signal-quality characteristic of the received wireless target-signal at each of the scanned orientations, the second type of signal-quality characteristic being indicative of a signal quality, wherein the first and second types of signal-quality characteristics are different types of signal-quality characteristics and each having a different functional dependence on a combination of signal and noise associated with the received wireless target-signal;
• generate an interference signature associated with the received wireless target-signal for at least one of the scanned orientations of the antenna assembly, each interference signature including a correlation of the attained first signal-quality characteristic and the second signal-quality characteristic;
• analyze the generated interference signature for at least one of the scanned orientation of the antenna assembly to determine a change or degradation in the correlation of the interference signature;
• and
• adjust the preferred orientation of the antenna assembly to another orientation based on the analysis of the interference signatures, thereby reducing degradation of the wireless target-signal received at the mobile vehicle.