Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Determining distance – With frequency modulation
Patent
1988-10-12
1990-01-16
Tarcza, Thomas H.
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Determining distance
With frequency modulation
342159, 342137, 342201, G01S 1326, G01S 1330, G01S 1338
Patent
active
048946605
ABSTRACT:
A swept-frequency radar system transmits pulses consisting of swept-frequency subpulses of nonuniform duration separated by short nontransmitting periods during which an array antenna is resteered. The pulses reflected from a target are processed by a method including estimating the target ranges, producing a reference signal at the time at which the pulse reflected from the target is expected to return. The reflected pulse is phase detected by means of the reference pulse to produce phase detected signals which include information relating to the error between the actual range and the estimated range. The phase detected signals are Fourier transformed to produce range error information. The nonuniform subpulse durations reduce the magnitude of range sidelobes.
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Maron David E.
Thomson Don N.
General Electric Company
Meise William H.
Sotomayor John B.
Tarcza Thomas H.
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