Automatic Targeting System Utilizing Signal Strength Information.

Abstract

The patent application relates to a method and apparatus for automatically locating an energy emitting target source, nominally in a two-dimension water medium, using three or more sensors whose outputs are normally connected by radio link to a general purpose digital computer. A level determinator detects the maximum relative signal strength of each of the sensor outputs and a simultaneous equation solver operates on the detected signal strength values by predetermined algorithms to produce the source coordinates which are displayed on a plan position indicator.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 22, 1975
Accession Number
ADD003316

Entities

People

  • Jack R. Harris

Organizations

  • United States Department of the Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Automatic
  • Computers
  • Digital Computers
  • Equations
  • Indicators
  • Mathematics
  • Patent Applications
  • Patents
  • Plan Position Indicators
  • Radio Links
  • Simultaneous Equations
  • Targeting
  • Targets

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.