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Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017

Filed:

Sep. 12, 2014
Applicant:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Inventors:

Erik Lier, Newtown, PA (US);

Anthony W. Jacomb-Hood, Langhorne, PA (US);

Matthew George Bray, Yardley, PA (US);

Russell T. Baker, Littleton, CO (US);

Assignee:

LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 7/185 (2006.01); H01Q 3/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/36 (2006.01); H04K 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04K 3/228 (2013.01); H04K 2203/32 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system for interference suppression onboard a satellite includes a beamforming module that processes radio-frequency (RF) signals originated from a plurality of antenna elements of an array antenna to generate multiple analog signals. At least one of the analog signals is an anti-interference signal. Analog-to-digital converters convert the analog signals to a number of digital signals. A processing module processes the digital signals to generate a phase and amplitude control signal. A summation module generates one or more composite signals with reduced interference.


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