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Methods and systems for tracking signals with diverse polarization properties

  • US 7,518,551 B2
  • Filed: 06/29/2007
  • Issued: 04/14/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/22/2004
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for antenna tracking, comprising:

  • means for detecting orthogonally polarized signals of a tracking channel, determining which of the orthogonally polarized signals is stronger, suppressing a cross polarization response of the tracking channel, and increasing the accuracy of tracking of incident signal direction to minimize antenna pointing loss; and

    a controller configured to select a polarization of a data channel depending upon which of the orthogonally polarized signals is stronger;

    wherein the tracking channel and the data channel are two different channels;

    wherein the means for detecting orthogonally polarized signals of a tracking channel, determining which of the orthogonally polarized signals is stronger, and suppressing a cross polarization response of the tracking channel includesmeans for combining the orthogonally polarized signals after the orthogonally polarized signals are detected.

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