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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 02, 2009
Applicant:
Carlos R. Costas, Brandon, FL (US);
Inventor:
Carlos R. Costas, Brandon, FL (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
According to one embodiment, generating an array correlation matrix includes interfacing with an antenna system that has antenna elements. The antenna elements receive incoming signals, and each antenna generates a response signal in response to receiving the signals. The following is performed for a number of iterations to yield summed signals: controlling weights of the antenna elements to weight the response signals; and receiving a summed signal comprising a sum of the weighted signals. An array correlation matrix is generated from the summed signals.