Radio frequency signal acquisition and source location system
First Claim
1. A radio frequency signal acquisition and source location system, comprising:
- a first signal acquisition and source location module comprising an RF transceiver coupled to an antenna, the antenna provided with an electronic steering circuit;
the antenna operative to launch an interrogation signal, the interrogation signal steerable by the electronic steering circuit; and
a processor operatively coupled to the RF transceiver and the electronic steering circuit;
the processor provided with a data storage for storing a signal data record for each of at least one response signal(s) received by the RF transceiver(s);
the signal data record including a signal identification, a received signal strength indicator and an RF signal direction along which respective signal(s) are received by the antenna, the RF signal direction derived from the electronic steering circuit;
a discrimination logic, including a probability weighting factor, operative upon the data record(s) to filter the data record(s) between an actual signal(s) and a ghost signal(s); and
a position logic operative upon the data record(s) to derive a three dimensional signal origin location of each response signal.
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Abstract
A radio frequency signal acquistion and source location system, including a first signal acquisition and source location module comprising an RF transceiver coupled to an antenna, the antenna provided with a electronic steering circuit. The antenna operative to launch an interrogation signal, the interrogation signal steerable by an electronic steering circuit. A processor operatively coupled to the RF transceiver and the electronic steering circuit, the processor provided with a data storage for storing a signal data record for each of at least one response signal(s) received by the RF transceiver(s). The signal data record including a signal identification, a received signal strength indicator and an RF signal direction along which respective signal(s) are received by the antenna, the RF signal direction derived from the electronic steering circuit. A postion logic operative upon the data record(s) derives a three dimensional signal origin location of each response signal.
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1. A radio frequency signal acquisition and source location system, comprising:
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a first signal acquisition and source location module comprising an RF transceiver coupled to an antenna, the antenna provided with an electronic steering circuit; the antenna operative to launch an interrogation signal, the interrogation signal steerable by the electronic steering circuit; and a processor operatively coupled to the RF transceiver and the electronic steering circuit; the processor provided with a data storage for storing a signal data record for each of at least one response signal(s) received by the RF transceiver(s); the signal data record including a signal identification, a received signal strength indicator and an RF signal direction along which respective signal(s) are received by the antenna, the RF signal direction derived from the electronic steering circuit; a discrimination logic, including a probability weighting factor, operative upon the data record(s) to filter the data record(s) between an actual signal(s) and a ghost signal(s); and a position logic operative upon the data record(s) to derive a three dimensional signal origin location of each response signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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