SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR GEOLOCATION WITH DEPLOYABLE LARGE SCALE ARRAYS
Systems and method for identifying a signal emitting device are disclosed in the present invention. A deployable large scale monitoring array comprises at least three monitoring units. Each of the at least three monitoring units comprises an antenna. The at least three monitoring units are operable to scan independently for a signal of interest. At least one of the at least three monitoring units is operable to measure the signal of interest and transmit a formatted message to other units within the array of antennas. None of the at least three monitoring units are full-time master or slave. Each of the at least three monitoring units is operable to process measurements of the signal of interest and determine a location of the signal emitting device from which the signal of interest is emitted.
1 . A system for identifying a signal emitting device, comprising:
a monitoring array comprising at least three monitoring units;
wherein each of the at least three monitoring units comprises an antenna;
wherein the at least three monitoring units are operable to scan independently for a signal of interest;
wherein each of the at least three monitoring units is operable to measure the signal of interest and transmit a formatted message to other units within the monitoring array; and
wherein each of the at least three monitoring units is operable to process measurements of the signal of interest and determine a location of the signal emitting device from which the signal of interest is emitted.
2 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring array is deployable.
3 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the monitoring array is asymmetrical.
4 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least three monitoring units are fixed or mobile.
5 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least three monitoring units comprise a GPS receiver for timing of signal processing and exact location of the at least three monitoring units.
6 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least three monitoring units comprise a phase lock loop, and wherein an orientation of the signal of interest and a hemisphere of influence are determined based on phase-locked inputs.
7 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the formatted message comprises center frequency, bandwidth, modulation schema, average power, and phase lock loop time adjustment from the at least one of the at least three monitoring units.
8 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the system utilizes Normalized Earth Centered Fixed vectors.
9 . The system of claim 1 , further comprising an external processor, wherein the external processor is operable to process the measurements of the signal of interest and determine the location of the signal emitting device from which the signal of interest is emitted.
10 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least three monitoring units is further operable to construct mathematically a synthesis of the monitoring array.
11 . The system of claim 1 , wherein each of the at least three monitoring units is further operable to synthesize an aperture between any two points on the monitoring array based on a difference of arrival time.
12 . A method for identifying a signal emitting device, comprising:
providing a deployable monitoring array comprising at least three monitoring units;
the at least three monitoring units scanning independently for a signal of interest;
at least one of the at least three monitoring units acquiring and measuring the signal of interest;
the at least one of the at least three monitoring units transmitting a formatted message to other units within the deployable monitoring array; and
the at least one of the at least three monitoring units processing measurements of the signal of interest and determining a location of the signal emitting device from which the signal of interest is emitted.
13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the at least three monitoring units are fixed or mobile.
14 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining delays of arrival of the signal of interest at each of the at least three monitoring units.
15 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining exact locations of the at least three monitoring units and a timing of signal processing based on GPS information received by a GPS receiver comprised in each of the at least three monitoring units.
16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the formatted message comprises center frequency, bandwidth, modulation schema, average power, and phase lock loop time adjustment from the at least one of the at least three monitoring units.
17 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining an orientation of the signal of interest and a hemisphere of influence based on phase-locked inputs.
18 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising determining the location of the signal emitting device from which the signal of interest is emitted utilizing Normalized Earth Centered Fixed vectors.
19 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising at least one of the at least three monitoring units constructing mathematically a synthesis of the deployable monitoring array.
20 . The method of claim 12 , further comprising at least one of the at least three monitoring units synthesizing an aperture between any two points on the deployable monitoring array based on a difference of arrival time.