Improving Interoperability of GPS and L-Band Telemetry With Shaped-Pattern Antennas

Abstract

In a study sponsored by the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, Toyon Research Corporation, Goleta, California, demonstrated that shaped pattern antennas could be used to mitigate interference caused by telemetry signals on GPS systems. Using a technique for fixed reception pattern antenna (FRPA) design, Toyon built and tested a GPS antenna that minimizes reception of telemetry signals from a known location.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA443725

Entities

People

  • Andrew Richen
  • David B. Clark
  • Gary L. Johnson
  • Guy Williams
  • Robert Ellington
  • Robert Selbrede
  • Stuart Mcnamee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bandpass Filters
  • Corporations
  • Filters
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Frequency Response
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • L Band
  • Power Levels
  • Radio Frequency
  • Standards
  • Telemetry
  • Transmitters

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Marine Ecological Systems Migration
  • Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space