Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080249739 | Apparatus for Determining Diameter of Parabolic Antenna and Method Therefor - Provided are an apparatus and method for determining a diameter of a reflector antenna. The apparatus includes a setting unit for setting up electrical characteristic values of the reflector antenna upon receipt thereof from outside, a parameter input unit for receiving a frequency, an antenna diameter variable value, antenna efficiency, Edge Taper (ET), and an Edge Of Coverage (EOC) angle as parameters for each of multiple frequencies to be accommodated in the reflector antenna, a graph generator for generating, on one rectangular coordinate, a graph representing the relationship between an antenna diameter and EOC directivity with respect to the EOC angle based on the parameters for each frequency received through the parameter input unit, an antenna diameter determination unit for determining an antenna diameter that simultaneously meets the preset EOC directivities for the frequencies to be accommodated in the reflector antenna by using the graph generated by the graph generation unit, and a graph output unit for mapping and outputting the graph generated by the graph generation unit on one rectangular coordinate with an antenna diameter axis and an EOC directivity axis to thereby represent the antenna diameter determined by the antenna diameter determination unit on the graph. | 10-09-2008 |
20100066600 | MOBILE APPARATUS FOR TRACKING SATELLITE AND METHOD THEREOF - A mobile apparatus for tracking a satellite, includes: a mobile unit; a GPS receiving unit mounted on the mobile unit that generates position coordinates of the mobile unit; a level meter mounted on the mobile unit that adjusts the mobile unit in horizontal and obtains a tilt angle of the mobile unit; an antenna unit mounted on the mobile unit and being adjusted to the true north direction according to the position coordinates. Further, the mobile apparatus for tracking a satellite includes position tracking control unit mounted on the mobile unit that temporarily stops the mobile unit when tracking a position of the satellite, adjusts the mobile unit in horizontal by the level meter and aligns the position coordinates and the tile angles to correct current position information of the mobile unit. | 03-18-2010 |
20110122019 | APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING A DISTRESS SIGNAL AND THE CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - Provided are an apparatus for searching a distress signal and a controlling method thereof. The apparatus for searching a distress signal includes: a beacon receiver receiving the distress signal transmitted from a distress beacon apparatus of a COSPAS-SARSAT system; a decoder decoding the distress signal to acquire distress information; and a display unit displaying the acquired distress information. The apparatus for searching a distress signal is used by a search and rescue team. | 05-26-2011 |
20110143778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING POSITION OF LOST MOBILE TERMINAL, AND MOBILE TERMINAL - Provided are a system and method for estimating position of lost mobile terminal and a mobile terminal. The system for estimating position of lost mobile terminal includes a plurality of base stations and a computing apparatus. Each of the base stations transmits an activation signal, receives a terminal ID from the mobile terminal in response to the activation signal, and transmits a reception time of the terminal ID and the terminal ID. The computing apparatus estimates a position of the mobile terminal corresponding to the terminal ID on the basis of the reception time and a position of each of the base stations. | 06-16-2011 |
20120299776 | EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING RADIO BEACON TERMINAL AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING OPERATING STATE THEREOF - The present invention relates to an emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) terminal for confirming positions of ships and rescuing the ships during a marine disaster in a marine search and rescue system and an apparatus and a method for monitoring an operating state of the EPIRB terminal. The EPIRB terminal comprises: a sensor unit for sensing the sinking of a ship in which the EPIRB terminal is provided; a generation unit for generating a distress message corresponding to the sensed result of the sensor unit; and a transmission unit for broadcasting a distress signal including the distress message. The sensor unit comprises: a water-pressure sensor for outputting a water-pressure detection signal by sensing the water pressure in the inside of the ship; a moisture sensor for outputting a moisture detection signal by sensing the moisture inside the ship; and a separation sensor for outputting a separation detection signal by sensing the separation of the EPIRB terminal from the ship. The sensor unit outputs a generating request signal of the distress message to the generation unit by normally sensing the sinking of the ship when the water-pressure detection signal, the moisture detection signal, and the separation detection signal are outputted. | 11-29-2012 |
20130207844 | HYBRID DIRECTION IDENTIFYING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A hybrid direction apparatus and method that rapidly and accurately detects a direction of a radio signal source based on a direction detecting scheme by comparing an amplitude or signal strength, a virtual Doppler scheme, a phase difference comparison scheme while removing an ambiguity based on an amplitude or signal strength scheme, and identify a direction relatively precisely based on a phase difference scheme using only two antennas. Also, an arrival direction of a relative radio wave when an arrival direction of a radio wave is vertical to a single rotating axis may be precisely identified by mounting a directional antenna and a phase comparison antenna on the single rotating axis, and rotating the two antennas. | 08-15-2013 |
20130271323 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FINDING THE DIRECTION OF SIGNAL SOURCE - The direction finding apparatus includes: a first and second antennas configured to receive radio signals respectively; a travel guide unit mechanically coupled with the first and second antennas and configured to provide a travel path along which the first and second antennas are linearly movable; a driver configured to provide a driving force for linearly moving at least one antenna of the first and second antennas in response to a driving control signal; a driving controller configured to provide the driving control signal, wherein the driving control signal is used to separate the first and second antennas from each other by a predetermined distance; and a direction finding unit configured to calculate an angle of arrival (AOA) of radio signals respectively received through the first and second antennas, based on the phase difference between the radio signals, and the predetermined distance. | 10-17-2013 |
20140086374 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BROADBAND GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS) JAMMING - A system and method for detecting broadband global positioning system (GPS) jamming is provided, the system including a local oscillator maintainer to maintain a plurality of local oscillators, a frequency band selector to select a frequency band in which jamming is to be detected, in response to receipt of a radio frequency (RF) signal, an oscillating signal output unit to allow an oscillating signal to be output from a local oscillator identified based on the selected frequency band, among the plurality of local oscillators, and an intermediate frequency (IF) signal generator to generate an IF signal using the RF signal and the oscillating signal. | 03-27-2014 |
20140087678 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR RECEIVING WIRELESS SIGNAL WITH ANTI-JAMMING - The apparatus for receiving a wireless signal with anti-jamming includes: a wireless signal receiving unit receiving a wireless signal and including at least one antenna; and a jamming signal blocking unit disposed in front of the wireless signal receiving unit to block a jamming signal input from at least one direction and having a size or an interval from the wireless signal receiving unit determined according to at least one of an antenna pattern of the wireless signal receiving unit, a direction in which the jamming signal is input, and a level of the jamming signal. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, it is possible to smoothly receive a targeted signal while blocking the jamming signal under the environment in which a general signal and the jamming signal coexist. | 03-27-2014 |
20150035702 | GPS JAMMING SIGNAL RECEIVER AND GPS JAMMING SIGNAL RECEIVING METHOD - A global positioning system (GPS) jamming signal receiver and a GPS jamming signal receiving method are provided. The GPS jamming signal receiver may include a sample data generator to generate a sample data signal with respect to a signal received through an GPS antenna; a jamming signal determiner to determine a jamming state of a GPS jamming signal using the sample data signal and a navigation processing result value of the sample data; and a transmission direction angle calculator to determine a phase difference value of the GPS jamming signal according to the determination result and to calculate a transmission direction angle of the GPS jamming signal. | 02-05-2015 |