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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Richard W. Nichols, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Gilbert M. Shows, Plano, TX (US);
Joel C. Roper, Plano, TX (US);
Richard W. Nichols, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Gilbert M. Shows, Plano, TX (US);
Joel C. Roper, Plano, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a system for controlling the direction of an antenna beam includes a location identifier, an orientation sensor, and an antenna beam controller. The location identifier determines a transmit antenna location indicating the location of a transmit antenna, where the transmit antenna produces an antenna beam. The orientation sensor determines a transmit antenna orientation indicating the orientation of the transmit antenna. The antenna beam: accesses target data describing a receive antenna of a target, the target data comprising a location of the receive antenna relative to the transmit antenna; calculates a deviation value from the transmit antenna location, the transmit antenna orientation, and the target data; and adjusts the direction of the antenna beam to reduce the deviation value.