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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2009
Filed:
May. 31, 2007
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Theodore J. Hoffmann, Hiawatha, IA (US);
Jerzy K. Richter, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Roger a Dana, Marion, IA (US);
Shannon D. Hauerwas, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Theodore J. Hoffmann, Hiawatha, IA (US);
Jerzy K. Richter, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Roger A Dana, Marion, IA (US);
Shannon D. Hauerwas, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cerdar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The present invention is an apparatus and method for simultaneously processing multiple communication and navigation signals. An apparatus of the present invention may comprise a single receiver with a direct radio frequency (RF) sampling front end, a single analog to digital converter, a digital downconverter and a digital signal processor. In an embodiment of the invention, the receiver of the present invention may simultaneously process navigation signals in the 108-118 MHz band and communication signals in the 118-137 MHz band.