摘要:
A radar detector including a local oscillator capable of sweeping over a frequency range of sufficient bandwidth to provide a fundamental frequency and, when injected into a multiplier/mixer, harmonics of that fundamental frequency suitable for heterodyning with rf-signals received by an antenna. The heterodyning of the received rf-signals and the local oscillator signal produce an intermediate frequency signal of constant frequency. A sweep controller causes the local oscillator to sweep only through those local oscillator frequencies suitable for heterodyning with those received rf-signals having radio-frequencies which are of interest. The sweep controller causes the sweeping local oscillator not to sweep through those local oscillator frequencies which would heterodyne with received rf-signals that are not of interest.
摘要:
A police radar warning receiver includes a DSP circuit having a correlator, multiple array averager and a peak detector to provide after each sweep of a swept local oscillator respective dynamic thresholds associated with each averager array and against which information from that sweep is evaluated to determine whether to generate an alarm enable indicative of receipt of a police radar signal. The multiple averager arrays allow for different averaging or weighting ratios to maximize sensitivity of the receiver on the one hand and enhance response time on the other rather than trading off one for the other.
摘要:
The invention concerns radar detection devices sensitive to signals from various different frequency bands. A broad band antenna is provided, together with a mixer and a plurality of local oscillators. Signals from the local oscillators are mixed one at a time with signals from the antenna, there being one local oscillator signal for each radar frequency or pair of frequencies of interest which may be received by the antenna. Each local oscillator signal is chosen so that when it is mixed with the respective radar frequency signal, an intermediate signal is produced which is the same for all mixtures. This intermediate signal is further down converted and fed to signal processing circuitry to produce an alarm when radar frequencies of interest are detected.
摘要:
A system includes units for identifying the location and range of a radar signal source relative to a user's vehicle. The system also includes an alarm unit for signalling if the radar source is within a prescribed distance from the vehicle. A readout and display unit displays selected information from the various units of the system.
摘要:
A radar warning receiver is provided having a police radar signal band discrimination circuit which generates evaluation signals, the state of which indicates the voltage level relative a threshold voltage of a discriminator output as the local oscillator is swept through the radar bands. The times during which the evaluation signals are in one state or the other are utilized to identify in which band the received signal is operating (e.g., X-band or K-band).
摘要:
A radar warning receiver is provided having a police radar signal detection circuit which generates evaluation signals, the state of which indicates the voltage level relative a threshold voltage of a discriminator output as the local oscillator is swept through the radar band. The times during which the evaluation signals are in one state or the other are utilized to identify whether the received signal is from a fixed frequency (e.g., police radar) source or a variable frequency source (e.g., spurious signals).
摘要:
A compact police radar warning receiver is provided having an antenna in which some of the mixer and oscillator components are secured to the antenna by a cantilever structure formed integral the circuit board overlying a portion of the antenna and to which the components are electrically and mechanically coupled.
摘要:
A radar detecting system comprises an antenna for receiving radar signals, a sweep generator for producing a sweep signal over a predetermined range of frequencies and at a predetermined rate and a mixer for mixing the sweep signal with the received radar signal for producing intermediate frequency (IF) signals. A bandpass filter passes only those IF signals within a predetermined frequency band and a detector responds to the IF signals passed by the bandpass filter by producing corresponding output pulses. A control circuit is responsive to a pair of output pulses being produced for each of three successive cycles of the sweep signal and to both the first pulse and the second pulse of each pair of pulses occurring at the same time intervals respectively relative to the corresponding cycle of the sweep signal for producing a warning signal. An alarm circuit comprises a signal strength detector for producing a DC signal having an amplitude which varies in a predetermined fashion in accordance with the level of the received signal and a voltage-to-frequency converter reponsive to the DC signal for producing an alarm signal alternating between a first level and a second level at a frequency which varies in a predetermined fashion in accordance with the amplitude of the DC signal.
摘要:
A radar warning receiver is provided having an alarm indicator responsive to an electronic switch, the switch being activated and energizing the alarm in response to an alarm signal indicating the presence of a police radar signal, the switch being deactivated and de-energizing the alarm in response to a mute signal occurring during the occurrence of the alarm signal, the switch remaining deactivated until the alarm condition signal terminates and subsequently reoccurs.