The Johns Hopkins University

Eikonik, Inc.

Thomas R McKnight, Jr

William S Devereux

Robert C Moore

Lloyd A Linstrom

Rudy Yukich

Michael H Boehme

Paul D Grimm

Philip Shaw

Paul R Snow

Rauni Lindross

John R Meyer

Roslyn Honsberger

Provided is a method for facilitating location determination. The method includes granting a subscriber access to a location determination network via a first device and determining location of a second device via the network, the second device being configurable for dual mode location determination. Finally, the determined location of the second device is provided to the first device.

Methods and systems for location determination via multi-mode operation

A small, multi-function device called the GPS/Telemetry Transmitter (GTT) that can recover telemetry (TM) data from missiles, spacecraft, balloons, or any moving platform or vehicle, and generate high accuracy trajectory estimates using GPS data is disclosed. Additionally, the concept underlying the GTT of transmitting high-data-rate telemetry and instrument data concurrently with transdigitized GPS data is incorporated in a GPS-Linked Transponder (GLT) resulting in a simpler and cheaper satellite positioning system.

Global positioning system (GPS) linked satellite and missile

Growing community of inventors

Ellicott City, MD, United States of America

Thomas R McKnight, Jr