Signal inconsistency detection of spoofing

• US 7,450,060 B2
• Filed: 04/06/2007
• Issued: 11/11/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation (Northrop Grumman Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corporation
• Inventors: Strachan, Victor F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Issing; Gregory C
• Application Number:
  US11/784,302
• Publication Number:
  US 20070247362A1
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 342/357.29
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/215 issues related to spoofing
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/35 Constructional details or hardware or software details of the signal processing chain
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/36 relating to the receiver frond end
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 2203/22 for communication related to vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/22 including jamming detection and monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/255 based on redundancy of transmitted data, transmission path or transmitting source
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/65 using deceptive jamming or spoofing, e.g. transmission of false signals for premature triggering of RCIED, for forced connection or disconnection to/from a network or for generation of dummy target signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 3/90 related to allowing or preventing navigation or positioning, e.g. GPS

Abstract

Methods and apparatus relating to signal inconsistency detection of spoofing (SIDS), i.e. the use of inconsistencies in signals received at a plurality of points in space to detect spoofing.

Claims

1. A method of detecting whether a navigation signal is a spoofing signal using one or more radio receiver, at least one antenna, and an inertial reference system, the method comprising:

computing velocity changes of the at least one antenna using the inertial reference system;

deriving velocity changes of the at least one antenna using the navigation signal;

calculating a difference between the computed velocity changes and the derived velocity changes; and

comparing the difference to a predetermined threshold to determine whether the received signal is a spoofing signal.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the inertial reference system computes the velocity changes of the at least one antenna by evaluating dynamics of a lever arm coupled between the inertial reference system and the at least one antenna.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the velocity changes of the at least one antenna are based on a priori knowledge of lever arm dynamics.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising calibrating the inertial reference system only if the comparing step yields a value less than the predetermined threshold.

5. The method of claim 4 wherein the computing step relies on a priori knowledge of position of the at least one antenna, and wherein the predetermined threshold is based on statistical error in the a priori knowledge.

6. The method of claim 4 wherein the predetermined threshold is based on a desired level of certainty.

7. The method of claim 4 wherein the calibrating step comprises updating current position data of the inertial reference system only if the comparing step yields a value less than the predetermined threshold.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein the computing step relies on a priori knowledge of position of the at least one antenna.

9. A method of validating a navigation signal using a radio receiver having an antenna and an inertial reference system capable of tracking position changes of the antenna, the method comprising:

obtaining a first navigation measurement from a navigation signal with the antenna in a first position;

obtaining a second navigation measurement from the navigation signal with the antenna in a second position;

calculating a difference between the first and second measurements;

estimating a relative difference between the first navigation measurement and the second navigation measurement using the inertial reference system;

comparing the estimated difference to the calculated difference; and

determining validity of the navigation signal based on the comparison.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the estimating step comprises the inertial reference system estimating a change in position of the antenna based on antenna velocity.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the inertial reference system derives the antenna velocity by evaluating dynamics of a lever arm coupled between the inertial reference system and the antenna.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the estimating step comprises estimating a change in position of the antenna based on a prior knowledge of antenna dynamics.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the estimating step relies on a priori knowledge of position of the antenna.

14. The method of claim 9 further comprising determining the navigation signal as valid if a result of the comparing step yields a value less than a predetermined threshold.

15. The method of claim 14 further comprising calibrating the inertial reference system if the navigation signal is valid.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the calibrating step comprises updating current position data of the inertial reference system if the navigation signal is valid.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the estimating step relies on a priori knowledge of position of the antenna, and wherein the predetermined threshold is based on statistical error in the a priori knowledge.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein the predetermined threshold is based on a desired level of certainty.