Polarization measurement for determination of the attitude of satellite vehicles
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1. IN A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION OF A REMOTE SOURCE RADIATING QUADRATURE SIGNALS FROM CROSSED DIPOLES, MEANS FOR RECEIVING ENERGY FROM SAID SOURCE POLARIZED IN ORTHOGONAL PLANES INTERSECTING ALONG THE LINE OF SIGHT FROM SAID SOURCE, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE RELATIVE AMPLITUDES OF THE SIGNALS RECEIVED IN SAID PLANES FOR MAXIMUM SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO WHEN COMBINED, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE RELATIVE PHASES OF SAID SIGNALS TO EQUALITY, MEANS FOR COMBINING SAID SIGNALS, AND COMPUTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED FOR DETERMINING THEREFROM THE ORIENTATION OF THE DIPOLES OF SAID REMOTE SOURCE.
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1. IN A SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE ORIENTATION OF A REMOTE SOURCE RADIATING QUADRATURE SIGNALS FROM CROSSED DIPOLES, MEANS FOR RECEIVING ENERGY FROM SAID SOURCE POLARIZED IN ORTHOGONAL PLANES INTERSECTING ALONG THE LINE OF SIGHT FROM SAID SOURCE, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE RELATIVE AMPLITUDES OF THE SIGNALS RECEIVED IN SAID PLANES FOR MAXIMUM SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO WHEN COMBINED, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE RELATIVE PHASES OF SAID SIGNALS TO EQUALITY, MEANS FOR COMBINING SAID SIGNALS, AND COMPUTING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ADJUSTMENTS REQUIRED FOR DETERMINING THEREFROM THE ORIENTATION OF THE DIPOLES OF SAID REMOTE SOURCE.
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Current AssigneeCassius C. Cutler
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Original AssigneeCassius C. Cutler
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InventorsCutler, Cassius C.
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Application NumberUS04/000,204Time in Patent Office1,625 DaysField of SearchUS Class Current342/355CPC Class CodesB64G 1/36 using sensors, e.g. sun-sen...
