Polarization-modulation method of measuring the bearing of a moving object in angular radio beacon systems

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Authors: Gulko V. L., Mescheryakov A. A.

Annotation: The paper offers a method of measuring the bearing of a moving object. The method is based on the usage of polarization modulator in an aboard single-channel receiver. The evaluation of the bearing is performed on the output of the receiver at multiple modulation frequency.

Keywords: radio beacon system, bearing, polarization-modulation method, the jones vector, polarization properties of a signal