Approximate Maximum Likelihood Radio Emitter Geolocation With Time-Varying Doppler

Direct geolocation of radio emitters has traditionally been formulated using short measurement intervals over which delay and Doppler frequency shift are approximated as constant. In this paper, we consider maximum likelihood position estimation using long measurement intervals for which the Doppler is time varying. A series of assumptions and approximations are used to develop an efficient solution involving coherent combining of traditional, complex ambiguity function processing outputs. Simulation results are used to demonstrate potential gains.

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