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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
May. 16, 2023
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
James A. Stevens, Lucas, TX (US);
Steven V. Schatz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Matthew D. Bousselot, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system includes at least a receiving (Rx) and transmitting (Tx) node in relative motion, the Rx node aboard an aircraft or other vehicle. The Rx and Tx nodes include a communications interface with antenna elements and a controller including one or more processors, each node knowing own-node velocity and orientation relative to a common reference frame known to both nodes. The Rx or Tx node may be time synchronized to apply Doppler corrections associated with each node's own motions relative to the common reference frame. The system may replace, enhance, or operate as a ground-based navigational station (e.g., wherein the Tx node operates as a VOR or NDB beacon) or a vehicle-based approach or landing system (e.g., wherein the Tx node is also vehicle-based), e.g., the Rx node determining a relative bearing to the Tx node based on Doppler corrections with respect to Tx-node transmissions.