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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 08, 2012
Joseph M. Carey, Longmont, CO (US);
Russell Brinkmann, Louisville, CO (US);
Joseph M. Carey, Longmont, CO (US);
Russell Brinkmann, Louisville, CO (US);
Trimble Navigation Limited, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Provided herein is a compact and economical direction finding antenna using a mono-pulse antenna system, where a plurality of antenna elements are disposed in a circular array. The directional antennas may be formed by any type of antenna element, including a patch or reflector. The antenna beams of the directional antenna elements overlap, so that from any azimuthal direction, the point is covered by more than one antenna beam. Signals from each pair of adjacent antenna elements of the circular array are processed in order to determine the angle of arrival of a received signal.