Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Directive – Including a steerable array
Patent
1986-03-17
1987-08-18
Blum, Theodore M.
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Directive
Including a steerable array
342375, 367123, H01Q 300, G01S 380
Patent
active
046880453
ABSTRACT:
This invention relates to apparatus and a method of controlling the amount of delay or phase-shift which is applied to a signal received at or transmitted from each transducer in a multi-transducer antenna to produce a beam directed at a specific target point. For each transducer a first look-up table is used for storing first digital words representative of the included angle between the lines joining the target to a reference point, and the same reference point to a transducer. A second look-up table is associated with the first look-up table for each transducer, and stores second digital words representing delay or phase-shift control signals corresponding to ranges of the target relative to the reference point for each of said first digital words. Each first look-up table is addressed with an address signal representing the direction of the line from the reference point to the target, to obtain a corresponding first digital word. Each second look-up table is addressed with a corresponding first digital word combined with a signal representing the range of the target to obtain a corresponding second digital word. A signal received or transmitted by the corresponding transducer is delayed or phase-shifted an amount represented by the second digital word.
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Blum Theodore M.
Cain David
Pascal Edward E.
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