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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 15, 2012
Applicants:

Dana L. Day, Turnersville, NJ (US);

Alan M. Rosenwinkel, Haddonfield, NJ (US);

David B. Arnal, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);

Inventors:

Dana L. Day, Turnersville, NJ (US);

Alan M. Rosenwinkel, Haddonfield, NJ (US);

David B. Arnal, Cherry Hill, NJ (US);

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/88 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 17/88 (2013.01); H01Q 1/1214 (2013.01); G01S 13/865 (2013.01); H01Q 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for adapting the pointing of a radar system in response to distortion of a deckhouse support structure supporting plural antenna arrays of the radar system is provided. The method comprises the steps of making repeated measurements between at least one laser tracker located within the support structure and laser targets mounted within the support structure, and comparing the current measurements with previous measurements to determine physical bias introduced into the structure.


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