公开(公告)号：US20150303567A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-22

申请号：US14256216

申请日：2014-04-18

申请人： Raytheon Company

发明人： Matthew A. Morton ,  Jonathan P. Comeau ,  Anthony Kopa

IPC分类号： H01Q3/26 ,  H03D7/00

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2682 ,  H03D7/00 ,  H03D7/165 ,  H03D2200/006

摘要： A frequency conversion circuit having a plurality of N signal channels, each being fed an input signal and a train of pluses having a period T and a duty cycle T/N. Each channel includes: a sampler coupled the input signal and being responsive to sampling signals; and a controllable time delay for producing the train of sampling signals in response to the train of pulses, the time delay imparting a time delay to the pulses in accordance with a time delay command signal fed to the time delay. Each one of the sampling signals is produced by the time delay in each one of the channels with the period T and the duty cycle T/N with the sampling signals in one of the to trains of the sampling signals being delayed with respect to the sampling signals in another one of the trains the sampling signals a time T/N.

摘要翻译： 一种具有多个N个信号通道的频率转换电路，每个信号通道馈送有输入信号和一个具有周期T和占空比T / N的脉冲串。 每个通道包括：采样器耦合输入信号并响应采样信号; 以及响应于脉冲序列产生采样信号序列的可控时间延迟，所述时间延迟根据馈送到时间延迟的时间延迟命令信号向脉冲施加时间延迟。 采样信号中的每一个由具有周期T和占空比T / N的每个通道中的时间延迟产生，采样信号的一列之一中的采样信号相对于采样被延迟 在另一列火车中的信号采样信号为时间T / N。

公开(公告)号：US09154172B1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-06

申请号：US14144903

申请日：2013-12-31

申请人： HRL LABORATORIES, LLC

发明人： Jose Cruz-Albrecht ,  Peter Petre ,  Joseph F. Jensen

IPC分类号： H04B1/18 ,  H03K3/86

CPC分类号： H03K19/00369 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H03K3/86 ,  H03K19/0016 ,  H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/0671

摘要： A method delaying a pulse domain signal using a time encoder circuit and a time encoder based beamformer method and apparatus for use in receiving and/or transmitting applications.

摘要翻译： 一种使用时间编码器电路延迟脉冲域信号的方法以及用于接收和/或发送应用的基于时间编码器的波束形成器方法和装置。

公开(公告)号：US20140241463A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-28

申请号：US14046798

申请日：2013-10-04

申请人： NXP B.V.

发明人： Dominicus Martinus Wilhelmus Leenaerts ,  Yu Pei ,  Ying Chen

IPC分类号： H04L27/04 ,  H04B7/06

CPC分类号： H04L27/04 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q3/42 ,  H04B7/06 ,  H04B7/0617 ,  H04B7/0671

摘要： A phased array transmitter is disclosed comprising a vector modulator, a true time delay block coupled to the vector modulator, a local oscillator phase shifter and RF-converter block coupled to the true time delay block, and an antenna. The vector modulator applies vector modulation to a baseband signal and provides an intermediate frequency signal to the true time delay block. The true time delay block applies a true time delay to the intermediate frequency signal and provides a delayed intermediate frequency signal to the local oscillator phase shifter and RF-converter block. The local oscillator phase shifter and RF-converter block multiplies the delayed intermediate frequency signal by a local oscillator signal and applies a phase shift to the delayed intermediate frequency signal to provide a radio frequency signal to the antenna for onwards transmission.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种相控阵发射器，其包括矢量调制器，耦合到矢量调制器的真实时间延迟块，耦合到真实时间延迟块的本地振荡器移相器和RF转换器模块以及天线。 矢量调制器将矢量调制应用于基带信号，并向真实时间延迟块提供中频信号。 真正的时间延迟块对中频信号施加真实的时间延迟，并向本地振荡器移相器和RF转换器模块提供延迟的中频信号。 本地振荡器移相器和RF转换器块将延迟的中频信号乘以本地振荡器信号，并将相移施加到延迟的中频信号，以向天线提供射频信号用于向前传输。

公开(公告)号：US20130241772A1

公开(公告)日：2013-09-19

申请号：US13988047

申请日：2011-10-31

申请人： Lingkai Kong ,  Farshid Aryanfar

发明人： Lingkai Kong ,  Farshid Aryanfar

IPC分类号： H01Q3/26

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2694 ,  H01Q3/26 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H04B7/084

摘要： The disclosed embodiments generally relate to techniques for processing signals received from multiple antennas. More specifically, the disclosed embodiments relate to a system that uses an integrated phase-shifting-and-combining circuit to process signals received from multiple antenna elements. This circuit applies a specified phase shift to the input signals, and combines the phase-shifted input signals to produce an output signal. In some embodiments, the integrated phase-shifting-and-combining circuit uses a current-steering mechanism to perform the phase-shifting-and-combining operations. This current-steering mechanism operates by converting the input signals into associated currents, and then steering each of the associated currents through multiple pathways which have different delays. Next, the currents from the multiple pathways for the associated currents are combined to produce the output signal. During this process, while steering each of the associated currents through multiple pathways to achieve different phase shifts, complementary impedance changes through the multiple pathways cause the aggregate impedance at the output to remain substantially constant.

摘要翻译： 所公开的实施例通常涉及用于处理从多个天线接收的信号的技术。 更具体地，所公开的实施例涉及使用集成的相移和组合电路来处理从多个天线元件接收的信号的系统。 该电路对输入信号施加规定的相移，并组合移相输入信号以产生输出信号。 在一些实施例中，集成的相移和组合电路使用电流导引机构来执行相移和组合操作。 该电流导向机构通过将输入信号转换为相关联的电流来操作，然后通过具有不同延迟的多个路径来引导每个相关联的电流。 接下来，来自相关电流的多路径的电流被组合以产生输出信号。 在该过程中，当通过多个通路来转向每个相关联的电流以实现不同的相移时，通过多个通路的互补阻抗变化导致输出端的总阻抗保持基本恒定。

公开(公告)号：US20130169482A1

公开(公告)日：2013-07-04

申请号：US13562494

申请日：2012-07-31

申请人： Aniello BUONANNO ,  Michele D'URSO ,  Carlo FALESSI ,  Maria Grazia LABATE

发明人： Aniello BUONANNO ,  Michele D'URSO ,  Carlo FALESSI ,  Maria Grazia LABATE

IPC分类号： H01Q3/24

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2676 ,  H01Q3/24 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q13/085 ,  H01Q21/067 ,  H01Q21/08 ,  H03K3/53

摘要： The present invention concerns a method for the formation of a desired electromagnetic pulse by using an array of antennae in the time domain, and a relevant modular apparatus for the transmission of electromagnetic pulses, wherein each module is provided with means adapted to realize a programmed synchronization of the array.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及通过在时域中使用天线阵列形成期望的电磁脉冲的方法以及用于传输电磁脉冲的相关的模块化装置，其中每个模块设置有适于实现编程同步的装置 的数组。

公开(公告)号：US20120162011A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US12975485

申请日：2010-12-22

申请人： Jane D. Le Grange ,  Alex Pidwerbetsky

发明人： Jane D. Le Grange ,  Alex Pidwerbetsky

IPC分类号： H01Q3/22

CPC分类号： H01Q3/22 ,  H01Q3/2676 ,  H01Q3/2682

摘要： A method of beamforming a radiofrequency array having multiple antenna elements is provided. The method includes transmitting two or more sub-beams of a modulated light beam through a switched fabric, using wavelength switching to designate a respective path through the switched fabric for each sub-beam, and converting each sub-beam to a driving signal for one or more of the antenna elements or to a received signal from one or more of the antenna elements. Each path through the switched fabric has a selected cumulative true time delay.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种对具有多个天线元件的射频阵列进行波束成形的方法。 该方法包括通过交换结构传输调制光束的两个或更多子子束，使用波长切换来为每个子光束指定通过交换结构的相应路径，并将每个子光束转换为一个驱动信号 或更多的天线元件或来自一个或多个天线元件的接收信号。 通过交换结构的每个路径都具有选定的累积真实时间延迟。

公开(公告)号：US08159394B2

公开(公告)日：2012-04-17

申请号：US12448927

申请日：2008-01-15

申请人： David Hayes ,  Richard Brooke Keeton

发明人： David Hayes ,  Richard Brooke Keeton

IPC分类号： H01Q3/00

CPC分类号： H01Q1/246 ,  H01Q3/242 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01Q3/28 ,  H01Q21/205

摘要： A selectable beam antenna of generally linear, polygonal, planar or polyhedral form, able to operate at microwave and millimetre wave frequencies, and constructed from associated networks that incorporate radio frequency switches, time delays and amplitude weights positioned within a set of interleaved transmission, lines or waveguides to simultaneously perform both beam-forming and beam selection operations, which selectable beam antenna comprises: (i) a single RP antenna port connected to a 1-to-N corporate feed means, where N is greater than or equal to 2; (ii) a EF switch network means of N/q multi-pole-multi-throw radio frequency switch means (qPMT) connected to the corporate feed means; (iii) a RF distribution means of N×M singularly or multiply interleaved lines arranged so as to have approximately equal transmission length connected to the switch means, where M is the number of throws associated with each radio frequency switch means (qPMT); (iv) an antenna launch means of M×M interleaved antenna element sub-groups of S linear or planar elements, where S is greater than or equal to one, σorporately connected to the distribution means and arranged to closely follow at sub-wavelength intervals a closed are or segment of a closed surface; and (v) an overall electronic control means to set all radio frequency switches in such a way to select, to time delay and to amplitude weight the activated interleaved antenna launch elements and thus generate one of the possible directed, antenna beams.

摘要翻译： 具有大致线性，多边形，平面或多面体形式的可选择的波束天线，其能够在微波和毫米波频率下操作，并且由相关联的网络构成，所述相关网络包含位于一组交错传输线内的射频开关，时间延迟和幅度权重 或波导以同时执行波束形成和波束选择操作，该可选择波束天线包括：（i）连接到1对N公司馈送装置的单个RP天线端口，其中N大于或等于2; （ii）连接到公司馈送装置的N / q多极多掷射频切换装置（qPMT）的EF切换网络装置; （iii）N×M个奇异或乘法交错线的RF分配装置，其布置成具有连接到开关装置的大致相等的传输长度，其中M是与每个射频切换装置（qPMT）相关联的掷出次数。 （iv）S个线性或平面元件的M×M个交错天线元件子组的天线发射装置，其中S大于或等于1，并且连接到分配装置， 封闭的波长间隔或封闭表面的段; 和（v）整体电子控制装置，用于设置所有射频开关以选择对激活的交错天线发射元件进行时间延迟和幅度加权，从而生成可能的有向天线波束之一。

公开(公告)号：US07904033B1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-08

申请号：US11678863

申请日：2007-02-26

申请人： Andrew S. Wright ,  Derek J. W. Ho ,  Bartholomeus T. W. Klijsen

发明人： Andrew S. Wright ,  Derek J. W. Ho ,  Bartholomeus T. W. Klijsen

IPC分类号： H04B1/04

CPC分类号： H01Q1/243 ,  H01Q3/2605 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H03F1/3223 ,  H03F1/3241 ,  H03F1/3247 ,  H03F1/3294 ,  H03F1/34 ,  H03F3/24 ,  H03F2200/447 ,  H03F2200/468 ,  H03F2201/3233 ,  H04B1/0475 ,  H04B2001/0425 ,  H04B2001/0433 ,  H04B2001/0441

摘要： The invention is related to methods and apparatus for controlling and adapting a digital predistortion linearizer for amplification of bandlimited signals using non-linear amplifiers. The control method advantageously permits the predistortion function applied by a predistortion entity to provide a relatively constant gain. This attribute is advantageous for operation within cellular radio systems, which often employ digital power control systems. However, the disclosed techniques can also be applicable to virtually any type of digital predistortion for which an input signal or reference signal to be amplified is predistorted in a manner that is complementary to the distortion induced by a non-linear amplifier. Embodiments of the invention advantageously enhance the practicality of using digital linearization and predistortion amplification techniques. Embodiments of the invention can automatically adjust the characteristics of a predistorted signal so that a deviation from overall linearity is compensated and subsequently reduced while maintaining a nearly constant gain attribute.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及用于使用非线性放大器来控制和调整用于放大带限信号的数字预失真线性化装置的方法和装置。 控制方法有利地允许由预失真实体应用的预失真函数提供相对恒定的增益。 该属性对于通常采用数字功率控制系统的蜂窝无线电系统内的操作是有利的。 然而，所公开的技术也可以适用于几乎任何类型的数字预失真，其中要以与非线性放大器所引起的失真互补的方式对要放大的输入信号或参考信号进行预失真。 本发明的实施例有利地增强了使用数字线性化和预失真放大技术的实用性。 本发明的实施例可以自动调整预失真信号的特性，以便在保持几乎恒定的增益属性的同时补偿并随后减少与总线性度的偏差。

公开(公告)号：US07868273B2

公开(公告)日：2011-01-11

申请号：US11581824

申请日：2006-10-17

申请人： Andreas Ganghofer ,  Jürgen Urban ,  Geoffrey Staines

发明人： Andreas Ganghofer ,  Jürgen Urban ,  Geoffrey Staines

IPC分类号： H05B6/64 ,  H02H1/00 ,  H02M3/06

CPC分类号： H03B11/02 ,  F41H13/0068 ,  H01Q3/267 ,  H01Q3/2676 ,  H01Q3/2682 ,  H01T9/00

摘要： In order to make it possible to direct sufficient microwave energy at a target with an electronic device which is to be interfered with or to be destroyed, the beams (7) from at least two antenna arrays (10) are focused on an effective area (8) in the vicinity of that target, preferably from a vehicle (3) which is equipped with these arrays (10). For effective super-imposition of the emitted microwave energy (7) in the emission direction of in each case one of the arrays (10), the use of an arc for discharging the capacitance (43) of the resonator via its spark gap (13) is observed, and is recorded quasi-continuously optoelectronically. The electrode separation of the spark gap (13) or the fluid pressure of the dielectric in the vicinity of the spark gap (13) is then varied by control elements such that all of the spark gaps (13) in an array (10) ignite virtually at the same time, so that their discharge current pulses which lead to the emission of the microwave energy (7) start virtually in phase.

摘要翻译： 为了使得能够利用要被干扰或被破坏的电子设备在目标处引导足够的微波能量，来自至少两个天线阵列（10）的波束（7）被聚焦在有效区域 8）在该目标附近，优选地从装备有这些阵列（10）的车辆（3）。 为了在每种情况下阵列（10）中的每个阵列（10）的发射方向上有效超级发射微波能量（7），使用用于经由其火花隙（13）对谐振器的电容（43）进行放电的电弧 ），并被准备连续光电子地记录。 火花隙（13）的电极分离或火花隙（13）附近的电介质的流体压力然后由控制元件变化，使得阵列（10）中的所有火花隙（13）点燃 实际上同时，使得其导致微波能量（7）的发射的放电电流脉冲实质上同步启动。

公开(公告)号：US07733252B2

公开(公告)日：2010-06-08

申请号：US12145133

申请日：2008-06-24

申请人： Chi-Ping Nee ,  Mike C. Wang

发明人： Chi-Ping Nee ,  Mike C. Wang

IPC分类号： H03M1/00

CPC分类号： H01Q3/2682 ,  H03M1/122 ,  H03M1/1245 ,  H03M1/183

摘要： A system for signal processing is provided. A sampling delay system generates a plurality of sampling delay values. A plurality of programmable delays each receives one of the sample delay values. A plurality of sample and hold units, each coupled to one of the programmable delays, generates a sample of a received signal in response to an input from the programmable delay.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于信号处理的系统。 采样延迟系统产生多个采样延迟值。 多个可编程延迟每个接收一个采样延迟值。 每个耦合到可编程延迟之一的多个采样和保持单元响应于来自可编程延迟的输入产生接收信号的采样。