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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2016
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation, Falls Church, VA (US);
Dennis M. Hall, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Kiet D. Ngo, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Marlon E. Marquez, Torrance, CA (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A system for generating a frequency hopping Global Positioning System (GPS) system includes: an on-orbit reprogrammable digital waveform generator (ORDWG) configured to generate a GPS signal comprising a resilient frequency-hopping spread spectrum GPS signal that hops at a hop rate between two or more GPS channels, the GPS signal further comprising a legacy direct-sequence spread spectrum signal for at least two of the two or more GPS channels; and a receiver configured to receive the GPS signal, the radio further configured to decode the GPS signal.