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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 28, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Glenn Joseph Desargant, Fullerton, CA (US);
Albert Louis Bien, Anaheim, CA (US);
Orville Lorenson Reid, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/914 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/914 ;
Abstract
An improved method is provided for pointing an antenna subsystem residing on a mobile platform towards a satellite in a satellite communication system. The improved method includes: transmitting a tone signal from the satellite; receiving the tone signal at the antenna subsystem; determining position of the mobile platform in relation to the satellite a monopulse tracking technique, where the position of the satellite is based on the tone signal received at the antenna subsystem; and pointing the antenna subsystem towards the satellite.