IP Library Granted Patent US 10,992,398
Granted Patent B1
US 10,992,398 · App. 16/845,616 · Granted Apr 27, 2021

System and method for doppler compensation using a second derivative

Inventors: Theodore Jon Myers (San Diego, CA); Matthew Zacchariah Hughes (San Diego, CA)
Assignee: Totum Labs, Inc.
H04B17/40H04B1/69H04B7/01H04B7/18513H04L5/0048
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Patent No.
US 10,992,398
App. No.
16/845,616
Granted
Apr 27, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

An illustrated embodiment disclosed herein is a method including determining, by an endpoint, a Doppler frequency offset and a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset, calculating, by the endpoint, a second derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on an orbital model, and calculating, by the endpoint, a first delta to the Doppler frequency offset and a second delta to the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset.

Claims (35)

1. A method comprising:

determining, by an endpoint, a Doppler frequency offset and a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset;

calculating, by the endpoint, a second derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on an orbital model;

calculating, by the endpoint, a first delta to the Doppler frequency offset and a second delta to the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on the second derivative;

updating the Doppler frequency offset and the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on the first delta and the second delta; and

transmitting, to a satellite, a physical data unit (PDU) using the updated Doppler frequency offset and the updated first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the orbital model is a function of the Doppler frequency offset, a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset, and an altitude of a satellite in communication with the endpoint.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving one or more swept syncs from a satellite in communication with the endpoint, wherein the Doppler frequency offset and a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset are determined based on receiving the one or more swept syncs.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the Doppler frequency offset is determined based on extrapolating a frequency from one or more times of the one or more swept syncs to a different time.

5. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second first delta and the second delta are calculated based on a frame duration between a first of the one or more swept syncs and a second of the one or more swept syncs.

6. The method of claim 3 , wherein the second first delta and the second delta are calculated based on a delta between a time at which the endpoint receives one of the one or more swept syncs and a second time at which the endpoint sends a second PDU to the satellite.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the delta depends on which slot of an uplink (UL) frame the PDU is in.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising calculating a first sum of the first delta to the Doppler frequency offset and calculating a second sum of the second delta to the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the first sum and the second sum are determined for a time when the endpoint sends the PDU to a satellite.

10. An endpoint comprising a processor having programmed instructions that when executed cause the processor to:

determine a Doppler frequency offset and a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset;

calculate a second derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on an orbital model;

calculate a first delta to the Doppler frequency offset and a second delta to the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on the second derivative;

update the Doppler frequency offset and the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset based on the first delta and the second delta; and

transmit, to a satellite, a physical data unit (PDU) using the updated Doppler frequency offset and the updated first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset.

11. The endpoint of claim 10 , wherein the orbital model is a function of the Doppler frequency offset, a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset, and an altitude of a satellite in communication with the endpoint.

12. The endpoint of claim 10 , the processor having further programmed instructions to receive one or more swept syncs from a satellite in communication with the endpoint, wherein the Doppler frequency offset and a first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset are determined based on receiving the one or more swept syncs.

13. The endpoint of claim 12 , wherein the Doppler frequency offset is determined based on extrapolating a frequency from one or more times of the one or more swept syncs to a different time.

14. The endpoint of claim 12 , wherein the second first delta and the second delta are calculated based on a frame duration between a first of the one or more swept syncs and a second of the one or more swept syncs.

15. The endpoint of claim 12 , wherein the second first delta and the second delta are calculated based on a delta between a time at which the endpoint receives one of the one or more swept syncs and a second time at which the endpoint sends a second PDU to the satellite.

16. The endpoint of claim 15 , wherein the delta depends on which slot of an uplink (UL) frame the PDU is in.

17. The endpoint of claim 10 , the processor having further programmed instructions to:

calculate a first sum of the first delta to the Doppler frequency offset; and

calculate a second sum of the second delta to the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset.

18. The endpoint of claim 17 , wherein the first sum and the second sum are determined for a time when the endpoint sends the PDU to a satellite.

19. The endpoint of claim 10 , the processor having further programmed instructions to determine the Doppler frequency offset and the first derivative of the Doppler frequency offset by:

receiving a signal;

derotating the signal; and

detecting energy in the signal.

20. The endpoint of claim 10 , wherein the satellite reduces a search space for the PDU.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 2, 2023
From: TOTUM LABS, INC.
To: TG SKY, INC.
Reel/Frame 065089/0419 →
SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 24, 2023
From: TG SKY INC.
To: HEROIC VENTURES, L.P., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 064693/0832 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2020
From: MYERS, THEODORE JON; HUGHES, MATTHEW ZACCHARIAH
To: TOTUM LABS, INC.
Reel/Frame 052366/0591 →