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US 4,058,275 AGranted
Low frequency passive guidance method
AssigneeThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
InventorsClarence K. Banks, Prescott D. Crout, Paul B. Homer
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Abstract
A system for detecting the low frequency electromagnetic field radiated by lectrical and electronic equipment comprising field coils oriented perpendicularly to a missile axis.
Claims4
A method of detecting and determining the direction to a low frequency electromagnetic field with respect to the line-of-sight of a body having a body axis comprising
- positioning at least two sensors for sensing low frequency electromagnetic fields at spaced points in a body;
- deriving magnetic field intensity H from at least one of said at least two sensors;
- deriving the gradient of the magnetic field intensity .differential.H/.differential.r from said at least two sensors;
- the gradient of the magnetic field intensity being obtained by taking the difference of the measurements of the magnetic field intensity from said at least two sensors separated by the distance between said at least two sensors;
- determining the angular difference between the body axis and the line-of-sight to the source which is radiating the electromagnetic low frequency field radiating source based on H and .differential.H.
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