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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2011
Dana J. Jensen, Marion, IA (US);
Michael N. Newhouse, Marion, IA (US);
Robert J. Frank, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jonathan P. Doane, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Dana J. Jensen, Marion, IA (US);
Michael N. Newhouse, Marion, IA (US);
Robert J. Frank, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Jonathan P. Doane, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for providing directional spectral awareness via an antenna system which includes a single parasitic antenna and a processor, the processor being communicatively coupled with the parasitic antenna. The antenna system allows for quick scanning of all sectors included in a plurality of sectors of an RF environment being monitored by the antenna system. The antenna system also allows for monitoring sectors of interest. The directionality of the parasitic antenna of the antenna system may reduce interference and multipath along with providing improved SNR due to antenna gain, thereby allowing for collection of signals of interest in a more favorable environment, thereby enabling analysis such as frequency and spatial use, signal detection, signal identification, and source geolocation to succeed when it may have failed if an omni-directional antenna were used.