Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems – Presence or movement only detection
Patent
1954-06-28
1980-03-25
Farley, Richard A.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Echo systems
Presence or movement only detection
367 97, 367112, 367901, G01S 966
Patent
active
041953592
ABSTRACT:
1. In an automatic echo detection and classification system wherein sonar equipment transmits pulses toward a target in predetermined and equal time intervals and receives background, dopplered and undopplered echoes which are produced as video output and audio output, the improvement which comprises means for establishing a non-directional background reference signal voltage from the video output, means for separating the audio output into dopplered signal voltage outside the reverberation band and undopplered signal voltage within the reverberation band, means for algebraically adding the background reference signal voltage to both the dopplered and undopplered signal voltages, a first amplifier for the resultant dopplered signal voltage, a target indicator alarm, a first energizing circuit therefor operative by the amplified dopplered signal voltage to indicate that a target has been located, means for obtaining from the resultant undopplered signal voltage a selected signal voltage above a predetermined level, a first gate normally in closed position, a first multivibrator therefor and operable by the selected undopplered signal voltage to move to open position for a predetermined interval to pass a first echo of a predetermined duration, a second gate normally in open position for passing the first echo after it has passed the first gate, a second multivibrator for the second gate operative to close the second gate for a predetermined period, an amplifier for the undopplered signal voltage of the first echo after it has passed through both the first and second gates, a second energizing circuit for the target alarm, said second circuit including the second multivibrator, and being operative to energize the second multivibrator by the amplified undopplered signal voltage of the first echo after it has passed through the second gate and after the predetermined period for which the second gate is closed and a second echo appears, which is substantially within the same range as the first echo, the second gate will be open for passing of the second echo to operate the target indicator alarm.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2431854 (1947-12-01), Wood
patent: 2684471 (1954-07-01), Hiller
Miller Paul H.
Schafer Tillman H.
Farley Richard A.
Rubens G. J.
Sciascia R. S.
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