SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE SATELLITE AND GROUND STATION CONSTELLATION MANAGEMENT
First Claim
1. A system for managing a ground station that tracks a satellite, comprising:
- a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information of the ground station at a first position at a first time; and
a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processor configured to;
receive, from a sensor, information of the ground station at a second position at a second time;
output an instruction to store the information of the ground station at the second position at the second time in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to develop a time based record of the ground station;
detect an anomaly of a positional characteristic of the ground station based on a difference between the first position and the second position;
determine a need to calibrate the ground station based on the detected anomaly; and
output a signal indicative of the need.
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Abstract
The disclosed technology relates to systems and methods for managing one or more ground stations that track satellites. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium stores information of a ground station at a first position at a first time. A processor receives from a sensor information of the ground station at a second position at a second time. The processor detects an anomaly of a positional characteristic of the ground station based on a difference between the first position and the second position. The processor outputs an instruction to calibrate the ground station based on the detected anomaly.
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61 Claims
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1. A system for managing a ground station that tracks a satellite, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information of the ground station at a first position at a first time; and a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processor configured to; receive, from a sensor, information of the ground station at a second position at a second time; output an instruction to store the information of the ground station at the second position at the second time in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to develop a time based record of the ground station; detect an anomaly of a positional characteristic of the ground station based on a difference between the first position and the second position; determine a need to calibrate the ground station based on the detected anomaly; and output a signal indicative of the need.
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2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first position and the second position of the ground station each include an elevation dimension and an azimuth dimension.
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3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to display a graphical illustration of the ground station at the first position and at the second position in an overlay manner.
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4. The system of claim 1, wherein the ground station defines a field of view within which the ground station receives radio waves from the satellite, and the ground station includes a rotor to adjust the field of view.
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5. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor outputs the signal to calibrate the rotor based on the detected anomaly.
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6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor outputs the signal to alert a user to calibrate the ground station.
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7. The system of claim 1, wherein the information of the ground station at the second position at the second time is visual information.
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8. A method for managing a ground station that tracks a satellite, comprising:
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storing, by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, information of the ground station at a first position at a first time; receiving, by a processor, the stored information of the ground station at the first position; receiving, by the processor, from a sensor, information of the ground station at a second position at a second time; outputting, by the processor, an instruction to store the information of the ground station at the second position at the second time in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium to develop a time based record of the ground station; detecting, by the processor, an anomaly of a positional characteristic of the ground station based on a difference between the first position and the second position; determining, by the processor, a need to calibrate the ground station based on the detected anomaly; and outputting, by the processor, a signal indicative of the need.
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9. The method of claim 8, wherein the processor outputs the signal to calibrate the ground station based on the detected anomaly.
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10. The method of claim 8, wherein the processor outputs the signal to alert a user to calibrate the ground station.
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11. The method of claim 8, wherein the information of the ground station at the second position at the second time is visual information.
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12. A system for providing a graphical display of information related to a satellite reception device, the reception device changing from a first position at a first time to a second position at a second time, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information of the reception device at the first position; and a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processor configured to; receive, from the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the stored information of the reception device at the first position; receive, from a sensor, information of the reception device at the second position; construct a visual representation of the reception device at the first position and the reception device at the second position in an overlay manner; and output for display the visual representation.
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13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first position and the second position of the reception device each include an elevation dimension and an azimuth dimension.
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14. The system of claim 12, wherein the stored information of the reception device at the first position includes visual information, wherein the visual information includes at least one of image and video formats.
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15. The system of claim 12, wherein the sensor includes an image sensor, and wherein the image sensor includes a camera.
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16. The system of claim 12, wherein the visual representation distinguishes the reception device at the first position from the reception device at the second position.
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17. The system of claim 12, wherein the first position is a correctly calibrated position, and the second position is an incorrectly calibrated position, and wherein the processor determines a degree of miscalibration based on a difference between the first position and the second position.
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18. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor outputs an instruction to calibrate the reception device based on the determined degree of miscalibration.
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19. The system of claim 17, wherein the processor outputs for display an instruction to a user to calibrate the reception device.
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20. The system of claim 17, wherein the correctly calibrated position is associated with predetermined elevation and azimuth values.
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21. The system of claim 12, wherein the reception device is a ground station.
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22. The system of claim 12, wherein the reception device defines a field of view within which the reception device receives radio waves from a satellite, and the reception device includes a rotor to adjust the field of view.
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23. The system of claim 22, wherein the processor outputs an instruction to calibrate the rotor based on a difference between the first position and the second position.
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24. The system of claim 12, wherein the information of the reception device at the second position is visual information.
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25. A method for providing a graphical display of information related to a satellite reception device that changes from a first position at a first time to a second position at a second time, comprising:
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storing, by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, information of the reception device at the first position; receiving, by a processor, the stored information of the reception device at the first position; receiving, by the processor, from a sensor, information of the reception device at the second position; constructing, by the processor, a visual representation of the reception device at the first position and the reception device at the second position in an overlay manner; and outputting for display the visual representation.
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26. The method of claim 25, wherein the information of the reception device at the second position is visual information.
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27. A system for providing a graphical display to manage a satellite reception device that tracks a satellite, the reception device defining a field of view within which the reception device receives radio waves from the satellite, comprising:
a processor configured to; receive a satellite'"'"'s position; receive, from a sensor, information of the reception device including positional information of the reception device; determine a field of view of the reception device based on the received information; determine a predicted path of the satellite relative to the field of view of the reception device; and output for display a polar coordinates graph illustrating the satellite'"'"'s position and the predicted path of the satellite relative to the field of view of the reception device.
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28. The system of claim 27, wherein the information of the reception device is visual information.
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29. The system of claim 27, wherein the positional information of the reception device includes an elevation dimension and an azimuth dimension.
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30. The system of claim 27, wherein the reception device includes a rotor to adjust the field of view.
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31. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to determine elevation and azimuth information of the reception device based on the information of the reception device.
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32. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to output a signal to calibrate the reception device.
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33. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to output a signal to alert a user to calibrate the reception device.
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34. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to receive the satellite'"'"'s position and the information of the reception device at real time or quasi real time.
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35. The system of claim 27, wherein the processor is configured to output for display an updated polar coordinates graph illustrating an updated satellite'"'"'s position and an updated predicted path of the satellite relative to an updated field of view of the reception device.
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36. A method for providing a graphical display to manage a satellite reception device that tracks a satellite, the reception device defining a field of view within which the reception device receives radio waves from the satellite, comprising:
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receiving, by a processor, a satellite'"'"'s position; receiving, by the processor, from a sensor, information of the reception device including positional information of the reception device; determining, by the processor, a field of view of the reception device based on the received information; determining, by the processor, a predicted path of the satellite relative to the field of view of the reception device; and outputting for display a polar coordinates graph illustrating the satellite'"'"'s position and the predicted path of the satellite relative to the field of view of the reception device.
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37. The method of claim 36, wherein the information of the reception device is visual information.
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38. A system for providing a graphical display of information related to a plurality of ground stations, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information of the plurality of ground stations, the stored information relating to information of a plurality of positions exhibited by each ground station throughout a time frame; and a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processor configured to; receive an input by a user selecting at least one ground station; receive an input by the user selecting a point in the time frame associated with the selected ground station; retrieve from the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium a position of the selected ground station corresponding to the selected point in the time frame; and output for display a visual representation of the selected ground station exhibiting the retrieved position at the selected point in the time frame.
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39. The system of claim 38, wherein the stored information is visual information of the plurality of positions exhibited by each ground station throughout the time frame.
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40. The system of claim 38, wherein each position of each ground station includes an elevation dimension and an azimuth dimension.
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41. The system of claim 38, wherein the stored information in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium includes visual information of each ground station at a correctly calibrated position.
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42. The system of claim 41, wherein the processor is configured to construct a visual representation of the selected ground station at the selected point in the time frame and at the correctly calibrated position in an overlay manner.
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43. The system of claim 42, wherein the processor is configured to output for display the constructed visual representation.
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44. The system of claim 38, wherein the processor is configured to:
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retrieve from the non-transitory computer-readable store medium positions of the selected satellite subsequent to the selected point in the time frame; and output for display, in a time sequence, a visual representation of the selected satellite exhibiting the retrieved positions sequent to the selected point in the time frame.
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45. The system of claim 38, wherein each ground station defines a field of view within which the ground station receives radio waves from a satellite, and the ground station includes a rotor to adjust the field of view.
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46. The system of claim 45, wherein the positions of each ground station include positions of the rotor associated with the ground station.
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47. A method for providing a graphical display of information related to a plurality of ground stations, comprising:
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storing, by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, information of the plurality of ground stations, the stored information relating to information of a plurality of positions exhibited by each ground station throughout a time frame; receiving, by a processor, an input by a user selecting at least one ground station; receiving, by the processor, an input by the user selecting a point in the time frame associated with the selected ground station; retrieving, by the processor, from the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium a position of the selected ground station corresponding to the selected point in the time frame; and outputting, by the processor, for display a visual representation of the selected ground station exhibiting the retrieved position at the selected point in the time frame.
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48. The method of claim 47, wherein the stored information is visual information of the plurality of positions exhibited by each ground station throughout the time frame.
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49. A system for providing a graphical display of information related to a plurality of satellite reception devices, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information of the plurality of satellite reception devices, the stored information including a location of each satellite reception device; and a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processor configured to; receive, from the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the location of each satellite reception device; and output for display a distribution of the satellite reception devices in a geographical map based on the location of each satellite reception device.
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50. The system of claim 49, wherein at least one satellite reception device is a ground station.
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51. The system of claim 49, wherein each satellite reception device defines a field of view within which the satellite reception device receives radio waves from a satellite.
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52. The system of claim 51, wherein the processor is configured to output for display at least one satellite in the geographical map within a field of view of at least one of the satellite reception devices.
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53. The system of claim 49, wherein the processor is configured to receive information about at least one satellite, the received information including a location of the at least one satellite.
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54. The system of claim 53, wherein the processor is configured to output for display the at least one satellite in the geographical map based on the location of the at least one satellite.
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55. The system of claim 53, wherein the processor is configured to predict a path of the at least one satellite.
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56. The system of claim 55, wherein the processor is configured to output for display the predicted path of the at least one satellite in the geographical map.
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57. A method for providing a graphical display of information related to a plurality of satellite reception devices, comprising:
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storing, by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, information of the plurality of satellite reception devices, the stored information including a location of each satellite reception device; receiving, by a processor, from the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the location of each satellite reception device; and outputting, by the processor, for display a distribution of the satellite reception devices in a geographical map based on the location of each satellite reception device.
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58. A system for providing a graphical display of ground station information, comprising:
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a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium configured to store information related to a plurality of ground stations, each ground station providing at least one service in connection with satellite reception; and a processor in communication with the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, the processor configured to; receive, from the plurality of ground stations, information related to availability of each service provided by each ground station; output an instruction to store service availability of each ground station in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and output for display status of the plurality of ground stations, the displayed status including the service availability of each ground station.
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59. The system of claim 58, wherein the displayed status includes an identification associated with each ground station, a hostname associated with each ground station, processor information associated with each ground station, and memory information associated with each ground station.
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60. The system of claim 58, wherein the processor is configured to receive the information related to availability of each service provided by each ground station at real time or quasi real time.
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61. A method for providing a graphical display of ground station information, comprising:
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storing, by a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, information related to a plurality of ground stations, each ground station providing at least one service in connection with satellite reception; receiving, by a processor, from the plurality of ground stations, information related to availability of each service provided by each ground station; outputting, by the processor, an instruction to store service availability of each ground station in the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium; and outputting for display status of the plurality of ground stations, the displayed status including the service availability of each ground station.
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