Abstract:
In a time frequency collision avoidance system wherein time is divided into epochs and each epoch is further divided into a predetermined number of time slots, the time of arrival of a range signal after a predetermined time in a time slot is a measure of the range between a local station and a remote station operating in the time slot. The range is measured by strobing a counter, which is set to zero at the beginning of each time slot, by a stable frequency source. Range rate is calculated by memorizing the counter contents and by comparing the memorized contents against counter contents resulting from a range signal received from the same remote station.