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Interferometrics Incorporated

David B Shaffer

John C Webber

John E Effland

John M Gipson

A method and system for unambiguous pre-detection real time measurement of lightning strokes.

Method and system for measuring the position of lightning strokes

The method of locating an unknown radio-frequency transmitter includes: (a) receipt of signals radiated from the transmitter by a plurality of receivers; (b) retransmission of the received signals to a plurality of antennas; (c) performing a time difference of arrival (TDOA) calculation which compensates for a relative delay value, which is a function of the distances from the transmitter to each of the receivers, the distances from each of the receivers to the antennas, and the speed of light; (d) performing a frequency difference of arrival (FDOA) calculation which compensates for a relative frequency value, which is a function of the relative velocity of each receiver with respect to the velocity of the Earth; (e) repeating these steps a plurality of times; and (f) determining the location of the unknown transmitter based on the plurality of TDOA and FDOA calculations.

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Annapolis, MD, United States of America

David B Shaffer