Abstract:
A radio-direction finding system (RDFS) comprises: at least one pair of substantially oppositely-positioned antenna arrays, each including directional antennas comprising at least one main antenna and one or more summation antennas; a plurality of individual radio- frequency (RF) receive paths, each of which are connected to a distinct main antenna only; and one or more common RF receive paths, each connected to a distinct pair of substantially oppositely-positioned summation antennas. The RDFS can analyze main output signals that are received from the individual RF receive paths to provide a coarse determination of a given direction from which a transmitting entity is transmitting radio signals, and provide a fine determination of the given direction utilizing one or more common output signals, received from one or more common RF receive paths, and a selected main output signal, the common output signals and the selected main output signal being associated with the coarse determination.
Abstract:
Method for determining location properties of an emitter, emitting repetitive pulse trains received by at least two receivers, the method comprising the procedures of receiving the repetitive pulse trains, by each of the at least two receivers and recording the Time Of Arrival (TOA) of each pulse in the received repetitive pulse trains, determining the Pulse Train Repetition Interval (PTRI) of the emitter, for each receiver, determining the TOA-phase of each received pulse train according to the PTRI and the TOA respective of each pulse train, for each receiver, determining a respective characteristic TOA phase curve of the repetitive pulse trains received thereby, according to the TOA phase respective of the received repetitive pulse trains and for each pair of receivers, determining the location properties of the emitter according to the characteristic TOA-phase curves respective of pulse trains received by each receiver.
Abstract:
An infra red (IR) sensor arrangement is provided herein. The IR sensor arrangement includes: at least one IR detector; at least one cold finger, each connected to a corresponding at least one of the at least one IR detector; a compressor thermally coupled to the at least one cold finger via at least one tube; and at least one package, each shaped to cover at least a corresponding cold finger with the corresponding at least one IR detector, wherein in respect to each cold finger and corresponding at least one IR detector, a center of mass of the cold finger is positioned between the corresponding at least one IR detector and the compressor.
Abstract:
A tactical electronic counter measure system comprising a first retro-directional transceiver sub system, receiving signals at a first frequency band, and first retro-directional transceiver re transmitting a signal at least substantially toward the direction from which the sources signal was received, and first retro directional transceiver sub system including a plurality of blade antennas and a controller, coupled with and first retro-directional transceiver, and controller controlling the activity of and first retro directional transceiver sub system, and controller further managing the missions of and first retro directional transceiver sub system.
Abstract:
A system for determining a direction of arrival of a radio signal being emitted by a radio emitter, the system including: a single antenna configured to be moved through multiple spatial positions and configured to receive the radio signal at two or more of the multiple spatial positions; and a controller configured to determine one or more directions of arrival of the radio signal based on: a radio signal frequency; at least one residual phase difference value between at least two of two or more residual phase values each obtained based on the radio signal received by the single antenna at one of the two or more multiple spatial positions; and at least a portion of a motion data indicative of the movement of the single antenna.
Abstract:
System and for signal re-transmission including a channelizer, a signal-effect-processor and a controller. The signal-effect-processor includes a plurality of sub-band-processors and a summer. The channelizer receives a sampled Intermediate-Frequency signal exhibiting a first sampling-rate. The channelizer produces a plurality of sub-band-signals, each associated with a respective sub-band of the Intermediate-Frequency signal. Each sub-band-signal exhibit a second sampling-rate lower than the first sampling-rate. Each of at least one selected sub-band-processor receives a respective sub-band-signal, introduces at least one effect to the respective sub-band-signal, and increases the sampling-rate of the respective sub-band-signal to the first sampling-rate, thereby producing a respective affected sub-band re-transmit signal. Each selected sub-band-processor is further provides the respective affected sub-band re-transmit signal to a respective input of the summer. The summer sums the inputs thereof to produce a wideband affected re-transmit signal. The controller selects the selected sub-band processor and controls settings of the at least one effect.
Abstract:
A method for simulating a trajectory of a radar target, the method includes the procedures of determining a simulated trajectory of the simulated target and determining a simulating vehicle trajectory for a simulating vehicle. The simulating vehicle trajectory is defined according to a simulation profile. The simulation profile at least includes a spatial simulation profile and a signal delay profile. The method further includes the procedures of maneuvering the simulating vehicle according the spatial simulation profile, receiving a radar signal by the simulating vehicle and retransmitting, a signal toward the radar at least according to.the signal delay profile.
Abstract:
System for identifying the location of an emitter in an image. The system includes a receptor-array, an imager which includes an imaging-sensor, a multi-channel receiver which includes a correlator and a processor. The receptor-array includes at least three receptors. Each receptor receives the signal from the emitter and produces a respective received-signal. The imaging-sensor includes a plurality of pixels, each associated with a unique-identifier. The imager is at a fixed spatial relationship relative to the receptor-array. The field-of-view of the imager and the field-of-view of the receptor-array at least partially overlap. The correlator determines inter-receptor characteristic models. The processor determines a received-signals characteristic model from the inter-receptor characteristic models. The processor determines a pixel corresponding to the location of the emitter in the image according to a signal-to-pixel correspondence model optimizing an array-to-imager correspondence model. The array-to-imager correspondence model incorporates the received-signals characteristic model and the signal-to-pixel correspondence model.
Abstract:
A system for time-frequency separation based on image analysis of one or more spectrograms of multiple radio signals received over time from one or more emitters, the system comprising a processing circuitry configured to: determine, using image analysis, a region of at least one of the spectrograms containing representations of a superposition of two or more overlapping radio signals of the radio signals, the overlapping radio signals being representations of radio signals sharing a common time-frequency within the at least one of the spectrograms; decompose the superposition of the two or more overlapping radio signals within the region into separate signal representations, wherein each given separate signal representation of the separate signal representations is expressed by a corresponding bounding box around the given separate signal representation; and perform, utilizing the separate signal representations, one or more actions.
Abstract:
An antenna-based radio detection system, comprising: at least one transmitter antenna arranged at a first location and configured to emit electromagnetic (EM) radiation into free space toward a scene to generate electromagnetic radiation reflections reflected by at least one object in the scene; and at least one receiver antenna arranged at a second location spatially separated from the first location and configured to generate, based on the electromagnetic radiation reflections received at the receiver antenna from the scene, reflection-based signals. System further comprises an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) absorbing structure formed by a plurality of EMR absorbing elements which are disposed between the first and the second location.