Method for detecting a target by GNSS reflectometry and associated system
US10746860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2013/0245
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An iterative method for detecting is provided, with at least one receiver satellite in orbit, a target possessing reflective properties that are different from those of the area in which the target is found, by GNSS reflectometry, wherein the reflected GNSS signals are received by an active antenna of the receiver satellite comprising a plurality of antenna elements, the method comprising a step of determining assumed positions of the target, for which positions it is desired to detect the target, and, forming beams and tracking GNSS signals in accordance with these assumptions.
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