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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2012
Angelo J. Joseph, Melbourne, FL (US);
Sami R. Wahab, Melbourne, FL (US);
Angelo J. Joseph, Melbourne, FL (US);
Sami R. Wahab, Melbourne, FL (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The disclosure is directed to a universal tracking system configured for tracking a plurality of supported sources and/or signal types. The universal tracking system may include an acquisition module configured to execute a serial or parallel search to detect visible signals. The universal tracking system may include at least one universal channel capable of extracting tracking data from a plurality of supported signal types. The universal channel may include complex correlators configured to correlate digital samples associated with one or more ranging signals utilizing primary, sub-carrier, and/or secondary codes. The universal channel may be configured to determine tracking data associated with at least one ranging signal of the plurality of supported signal types. The universal tracking system may further include a navigation processor configured to determine location utilizing tracking data received from one or more universal channels.