Abstract:
An apparatus and method for ultra wideband (UWB) communication, using a dual band pass filter (BPF) is disclosed. The UWB communication apparatus may include a first BPF performing a first band pass filtering with respect to a UWB signal, a second BPF that has a center frequency differing from a center frequency of the first BPF, and performs a second band pass filtering with respect to the UWB signal, a first envelope detector that detects a size of a first signal filtered in the first BPF, a second envelope detector that detects a size of a second signal filtered in the second BPF, and a demodulator that demodulates a UWB signal, using the size of the first signal and the size of the second signal.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for modulating a navigation signal, comprising: multiplying a data channel difference signal between upper and lower sidebands by a sine binary subcarrier to obtain an odd timeslot baseband signal of a branch Q, and multiplying a data channel sum signal of the upper and lower sidebands by a cosine binary subcarrier to obtain an odd timeslot baseband signal of a branch I of the data channel; multiplying a pilot channel difference signal between the upper and lower sidebands by the sine binary subcarrier to obtain an even timeslot baseband signal of the branch Q, and multiplying a pilot channel sum signal of the upper and lower sidebands by the cosine binary subcarrier to obtain an even timeslot baseband signal of the branch I; and performing QPSK modulation on the baseband signals of the branch I and branch Q to obtain a TD-AltBOC modulation signal. The present invention can implement transmission of different navigation services at two adjacent frequency bands, and each navigation service comprises a data channel and a pilot channel. The navigation signal of each sub-band may be received independently, or signals of the upper and lower sidebands may be jointly received to obtain high-precision navigation performance.
Abstract:
An FM detector circuit includes an unbalanced/balanced conversion circuit, a signal synthesis circuit, a parallel circuit including a first diode connected between a first balanced output terminal of the unbalanced/balanced conversion circuit and one signal input terminal of the signal synthesis circuit and a resonator, a parallel circuit including a second diode connected between a second balanced output terminal of the unbalanced/balanced conversion circuit and the other signal input terminal of the signal synthesis circuit and a capacitor element, and a low-pass filter connected to an output terminal of the signal synthesis circuit.
Abstract:
A frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) phase shift radar system includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a linearly-tuned oscillator circuit arranged in the transmitter as a source of electromagnetic radiation. The linearly-tuned oscillator circuit has a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO); and a closed loop feedback circuit including a local oscillator and a harmonic mixer coupled to receive a stabilized local oscillator (LO) frequency signal from the local oscillator and a radio frequency (RF) signal from an output of the voltage controlled oscillator. The harmonic mixer mixes the LO frequency signal with the RF signal to produce an intermediate frequency (IF) signal, and a linear frequency discriminator is coupled to receive the IF signal and to produce an output voltage signal which is applied to an input of the VCO to stabilize the latter, thus completing the feedback circuit. A signal processing unit is coupled to the receiver to compute the range and the velocity of objects detected by the system, and a miniature front-end assembly includes a planar phased array, and a planar circuit including the VCO, the stabilized LO, and the harmonic mixer.
Abstract:
An electronic viewing aid according to the present invention comprises a small-scale, portable personal radar system adapted to be worn by a person, which radar system includes a miniaturised radar front end assembly (22) operating with millimeter wavelength electromagnetic radiation, an electrical power source, signal processing means and a sensory output means. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the radar front end assembly (22) is constructed in the form of a pair of spectacles (76), in which both a transmit antenna (78) and a receive antenna (90) of the radar system are carried on respective lens elements (75) of the spectacles (76) and analogue portions of both a transmitter circuit and a receiver circuit are carried on respective side support frames of the spectacles (76); and the sensory output means is an audio output means including stereo headphones (98).
Abstract:
A microwave frequency discriminator comprising a field effect transistor (FET) amplifier including an electronically variable capacitor (varactor), a biasing circuit and a detector. The FET is biased to generate an output RF signal within a predetermined frequency bandwidth in response to an input RF signal of substantially constant power level. The variable capacitor is biased to electronically provide a predetermined impedance to the transistor to augment the frequency roll-off characteristic of the FET. The biasing circuit is used to electronically match the impedance of the FET output to the input of the detector. At such impedance conditions the dc output voltage of the detector varies substantially linearly throughout the frequency bandwidth as a function of the frequency of the input RF signal, approximating the characteristic of a frequency discriminator.
Abstract:
Diode-quad bridge circuit means for use as a transducer circuit or as a discriminator circuit and including a diode bridge having first, second, third and fourth bridge terminals consecutively coupled together by four diodes polarized in circulating relationship, a first impedance connected between the second bridge terminal and a circuit ground, a second impedance connected between the fourth bridge terminal and the circuit ground, a signal source having a first source terminal capacitively coupled to the first and third bridge terminals and a second source terminal connected to the circuit ground, and an output terminal coupled to the first bridge terminal and at which an output signal may be taken.
Abstract:
This disclosure depicts systems and methods especially for demodulating a narrow band of frequency-modulated signals. In one embodiment a closed-loop amplification system has a negative feedback circuit comprising a highly frequency-selective RC filter network. Another embodiment discloses the use of combined positive and negative feedback having a net negative effect. Each system includes at least one non-linear component to cause the system frequency response to have a substantially linear negative slope across the said band of frequencies.