초록 ▼

In a long base line interferometer system for determining the position of a transmitter, the phase differences between the signal received by the antennas at each end of the base line are monitored as the interferometer moves through a measurement path to obtain phase difference measurements distrib

In a long base line interferometer system for determining the position of a transmitter, the phase differences between the signal received by the antennas at each end of the base line are monitored as the interferometer moves through a measurement path to obtain phase difference measurements distributed along the measurement path. A cost function involving measuring the sum of the squares of the differences between measured values and predicted values is determined for each of a set of trial location grid points and the grid point with the lowest cost function is selected as a starting point for determining the transmitter location by least squares convergence. In evaluating the cost function, the predicted values are obtained from the equation: ]EQU1 ] in which .o slashed..sub.0 is unknown phase offset and the X and Y coordinates of the transmitter are unknown. The least squares convergence is carried out by iteratively adding corrections to predicted values for the unknowns until convergence occurs.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for determining the location of a transmitter transmitting a signal having a wavelength comprising a mobile platform, signal receivers mounted on said platform to receive said signals, said receivers being separated by a baseline having a length greater than said wavelengt

[ We claim:] [1.] A system for determining the location of a transmitter transmitting a signal having a wavelength comprising a mobile platform, signal receivers mounted on said platform to receive said signals, said receivers being separated by a baseline having a length greater than said wavelength, computer means to determine successive phase differences in the phases of the signals received by signal receivers as said platform moves through a measurement path transverse to the range between platform and said transmitter, said phase difference measurements being the phase differences at successive measurement points distributed along said measurement path, said computer means determining a cost function for a set grid point representing trial locations for said transmitter, said cost function being represented as: ]EQU8 ] wherein .o slashed..sub.i are the phase difference measurements at said successive measurement points and .DELTA..o slashed..sub.i being the differences between successive measurements made at said measurement points, and .o slashed..sub.i x being the predicted values of .DELTA..o slashed..sub.i, said computer means determining the location of said transmitter by least squares convergence using the grid point with lowest cost function as a starting point.