Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Distance or direction finding – With electromagnetic wave
Patent
1991-11-25
1992-12-01
Gregory, Bernarr E.
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Distance or direction finding
With electromagnetic wave
367136, 342 52, 342 56, 342140, 342149, G01S 1386, G01S 1344, H04B 106
Patent
active
H00011231
ABSTRACT:
A system for detecting the approach of a vehicle toward the line of sight an antenna comprises an alerter for receiving an acoustic noise signal from the vehicle and determining whether the signal is increasing or decreasing. The increase of a noise signal indicates the approach of a vehicle and is used to activate a power supply to supply power to a digital signal processor. The digital signal processor receives the acoustic signal and performs a comparison to determine whether the signal in fact is noise produced by a vehicle. If so, the digital signal processor activates a radar based primary sensor which more accurately detects the approach of the vehicle and determines the instant at which the vehicle passes an antanna of the sensor. When the vehicle passes the antenna, the digital processor receives data and produces an output signal that can be used to activate a counter to count the passage of vehicles, surveillance equipment or to fuse a mine if the vehicle is assumed to be hostile. Any time during detection of the acoustical signal, if the alerter determines that the signal's amplitude is falling off, this indicates the vehicle is moving away and this is utilized to disconnect power to the digital processor and to the sensor. This conserves power and is particularly important for off route areas where power is supplied by battery.
Eickerman Curtis L.
Withers Robert W.
Goldberg Edward
Gregory Bernarr E.
Lane Anthony T.
Sachs Michael
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of
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