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Method of kinematic ranging

US9476967B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Airbus Defence and Space GmbH · DE

Inventors

Dieter Nagel · Des Plaines, US
Wilhelm Gruener · Ulm, DE
Christian Kulig · Ingolstadt, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 16, 2015
Grant date	Oct 25, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 29, 2035

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01S11/04
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of kinematic ranging for finding the range R of a jammer moving on a trajectory involves measuring the bearing of the jammer and the rate of change thereof using an airborne detector radar at a first position (24), causing the airborne detector radar to carry out a manoeuvre such that is it displaced in the horizontal plane by a displacement having orthogonal components Δx, Δy, and measuring the bearing of the jammer at a second position subsequent to the manoeuvre. By making an appropriate choice for the components Δx, Δy, the range R may be found with a desired relative range accuracy, and the error in R may be minimized.

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