Title: Orthogonally referenced integrated ensemble for navigation and timing

Abstract

An orthogonally referenced integrated ensemble for navigation and timing includes a dual-polyhedral oscillator array, including an outer sensing array of oscillators and an inner clock array of oscillators situated inside the outer sensing array. The outer sensing array includes a first pair of sensing oscillators situated along a first axis of the outer sensing array, a second pair of sensing oscillators situated along a second axis of the outer sensing array, and a third pair of sensing oscillators situated along a third axis of the outer sensing array. The inner clock array of oscillators includes a first pair of clock oscillators situated along a first axis of the inner clock array, a second pair of clock oscillators situated along a second axis of the inner clock array, and a third pair of clock oscillators situated along a third axis of the inner clock array.

Inventors:

Smith, Stephen Fulton; Moore, James Anthony

Issue Date:

2014-04-01

Research Org.:

Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:

USDOE

OSTI Identifier:

1128702

Patent Number(s):

8686804

Application Number:

13/745,438

Assignee:

UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01C - MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS

G01C21/10 - by using measurements of speed or acceleration

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES

H03L1/028 - {of generators comprising piezo-electric resonators

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK

G01P15/18 - in two or more dimensions

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING

G01S1/045 - {Receivers}

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03B - GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER

H03B5/364 - {the amplifier comprising field effect transistors
H03B5/30 - with frequency-determining element being electromechanical resonator

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES

H03L7/00 - Automatic control of frequency or phase

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01P - MEASURING LINEAR OR ANGULAR SPEED, ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, OR SHOCK

G01P15/097 - by vibratory elements

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE

H03K3/01 - Details

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03L - AUTOMATIC CONTROL, STARTING, SYNCHRONISATION, OR STABILISATION OF GENERATORS OF ELECTRONIC OSCILLATIONS OR PULSES

H03L5/00 - Automatic control of voltage, current, or power

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03B - GENERATION OF OSCILLATIONS, DIRECTLY OR BY FREQUENCY-CHANGING, BY CIRCUITS EMPLOYING ACTIVE ELEMENTS WHICH OPERATE IN A NON-SWITCHING MANNER

H03B27/00 - Generation of oscillations providing a plurality of outputs of the same frequency but differing in phase, other than merely two anti-phase outputs

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DOE Contract Number:  

AC05-000R22725

Resource Type:

Patent

Resource Relation:

Patent File Date: 2013 Jan 18

Country of Publication:

United States

Language:

English

Subject:

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