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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Christopher P. Benson, Berkeley, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method includes controlling a plurality of rotors to cause a plurality of antennas to traverse a flight path. Traversing the flight path includes concurrent translation of a body in a horizontal plane and rotation of the body about an axis. The plurality of rotors is coupled to the body. The method also includes, while traversing the flight path, receiving a first phase measurement of a first signal via a first antenna of a plurality of antennas and receiving a second phase measurement of the first signal via a second antenna of the plurality of antennas. The method further includes determining position information related to a location of the transmitter based at least in part on the first phase measurement and the second phase measurement.