Time domain radio transmission system
First Claim
1. In a wideband radio system capable of measuring a distance traveled by wideband burst signals from a transmitter capable of transmitting said wideband burst signals, said wideband burst signals having a time spacing, a receiver, comprising:
- an antenna capable of converting said wideband burst signals impingent thereon into received signals;
a delay component, said delay component outputting a delay timing signal relating to said distance;
a local waveform generator responsive to said delay timing signal and configured to generate local signals, said local signals being substantially similar to said received signals and affected by said delay timing signal; and
a coincidence detector responsive to said received signals and to said local signals such that said received signals and said local signals synchronously arrive at said coincidence detector in accordance with said time spacing, said coincidence detector generating a product signal.
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Abstract
A time domain communications system wherein a broadband of time-spaced signals, essentially monocycle-like signals, are derived from applying stepped-in-amplitude signals to a broadband antenna, in this case, a reverse bicone antenna. When received, the thus transmitted signals are multiplied by a D.C. replica of each transmitted signal, and thereafter, they are, successively, short time and long time integrated to achieve detection.
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22 Claims
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1. In a wideband radio system capable of measuring a distance traveled by wideband burst signals from a transmitter capable of transmitting said wideband burst signals, said wideband burst signals having a time spacing, a receiver, comprising:
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an antenna capable of converting said wideband burst signals impingent thereon into received signals;
a delay component, said delay component outputting a delay timing signal relating to said distance;
a local waveform generator responsive to said delay timing signal and configured to generate local signals, said local signals being substantially similar to said received signals and affected by said delay timing signal; and
a coincidence detector responsive to said received signals and to said local signals such that said received signals and said local signals synchronously arrive at said coincidence detector in accordance with said time spacing, said coincidence detector generating a product signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. In a wideband radio system, a method of measuring a distance traveled by wideband burst signals from a transmitter capable of transmitting said wideband burst signals, said wideband burst signals having a time spacing, a receiver comprising the steps of:
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generating a local signal, said local signal being substantially similar to one of said wideband burst signals;
synchronizing output of said local signal, said local signal being delayed in accordance with a delay signal, said delay signal relating to said distance, with one of said wideband burst signals; and
multiplying said one of said wideband burst signals by said local signal to obtain a product signal. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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