Patent ID: 7498986

Claim:
A method for determining the location of an actuator, comprising: providing a broadband jammer comprising: a plurality of frequency generators each of which produce a frequency range that is different from others of the frequency generators; one or more multiplexers configured to receive the frequency range from each of the frequency generators; one or more power amplifiers configured to receive an output signal from the one or more multiplexers; one or more filters configured to receive an output signal from the one or more amplifiers, the one or more filters having pass bands corresponding to the different frequency ranges; receiving transmission signals from the actuator utilizing a plurality of multiple channel receiving devices coupled to the broadband jammer, the multiple channel receiving devices each tuned to one of the different frequency ranges, the multiple channel receiving devices each coupled to at least two antennas, wherein at least one of the antennas comprises a broadband antenna; determining a direction to the actuator based on the transmission signals received; retrieving position, orientation, and time information for the plurality of multiple channel receiving devices relating to each transmission signal received from the actuator; and triangulating the position of the actuator based on the position, orientation, time, and determined direction to the actuator for the plurality of multiple channel receiving devices.