Abstract:
An updating control system for two channel direction finders which includes dual loop antennas and a sense antenna; and circuits for setting the direction finder to a ''''Frequency'''' condition during which the direction finder may be tuned to a new frequency and to a ''''Bearing'''' condition in which bearings corresponding to the new frequency are taken. Individual amplifying means are provided to connect each of the two loop antennas to a plate pair of a cathode ray tube. Circuits are also shown for updating (adjusting) the phase and gain of the two signals, and for interconnecting the inputs of the two amplifiers during the updating process and for instrumenting correction of quadrantal errors.
Abstract:
An updating (calibration) system for two channel direction finders comprising two loop antennas and a reference (sense) antenna. Individual receivers connect each of the two loop antennas to bearing measuring means and means are included for updating the gain and phase of the two receivers to equality. Apparatus is also included for interconnecting the input of the two receivers during the updating mode of operation to facilitate calibration (equalization) of the channels. A common signal source which is either the reference (sense) antenna or the one of the two loops having the greatest signal at the time, is applied to both signals through artificial antenna devices which are actually equalizers for calibration purposes.
Abstract:
A dual orthogonal loop antenna direction finding system having corresponding dual receiver channels and a reference (sense) antenna. The equipment is programmed through at least ''''Updating, '''' ''''Bearing,'''' ''''Sense'''' and ''''Display'''' modes in which receiver channels are phase and gain equalized, bearing readings are taken without regard to ambiguities, and corrected readings are displayed respectively. Bearing readings are stored before display until corrected by a process including relative bearing angle calculation against more than one reference vector.
Abstract:
A local oscillator control device particularly for loop antenna direction finding equipment. Two equipment modes are provided, one for tuning and frequency surveillance and another for bearing determination, are provided. The local oscillator (LO) is manually controlled and also voltage controlled, the voltage control being imperative during tuning (''''Frequency'''' mode) but operates to stabilize the LO when the ''''Bearing'''' (reading) mode is enabled, within predetermined limits. The circuits operate to revert the mode from ''''Bearing'''' to ''''Frequency'''' whenever the manual LO tuning is activated or a predetermined drift limit is exceeded.
Abstract:
A calibration (updating) system for dual channel direction finders having two receiver channels associated with a corresponding pair of loop antennas. A cathode ray tube having orthogonal deflection elements is connected to present the two receiver channel outputs as an index line at the bearing angle. Means are included for calibrating the gain and phase characteristics of the channels automatically. A signal evaluation circuit employing self-adjusting feedback arrangement automatically injects a bearing offset during the gain and phase calibration (updating) process to correct for quadrantal errors.