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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Kevin M. O'brien, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Tekawy, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kevin M. O'Brien, Los Alamitos, CA (US);
Jonathan A. Tekawy, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for estimating a lever arm correction between the wide beam antenna and the spot beam antenna in a navigational satellite system is disclosed. A prescribed satellite maneuver is used to increase the accuracy of the predicted satellite attitude in determining the lever arm, and lever arm corrections are provided from a ground segment to navigation receivers using curve fit coefficients to permit long range estimates and to minimize data transmission requirements.