Short pulse/stepped frequency radar system
First Claim
1. A radar system comprising:
- first means for transmitting a train of short pulses, each pulse being stepped in frequency and second means for receiving said pulses and providing an output signal in response thereto, said second means including means for sampling said train of pulses at a centerline thereof.
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Abstract
A unique hardware architecture that combines short pulse, stepped frequency and centerline processing. The inventive architecture implements a radar system having a transmitter for transmitting short pulses, each pulse being stepped in frequency and a receiver receiving the pulses and providing an output signal in response thereto. In the illustrative embodiment, the transmitter includes a frequency source, an RF switch coupled to the source and a controller for controlling the RF switch. The receiver includes a signal processor implemented with a center line roughing filter. The signal processor has multiple channels each of which has a range gate and a digital filter. The digital filter includes a Fast Fourier Transform adapted to output a range Doppler matrix.
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26 Claims
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1. A radar system comprising:
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first means for transmitting a train of short pulses, each pulse being stepped in frequency and second means for receiving said pulses and providing an output signal in response thereto, said second means including means for sampling said train of pulses at a centerline thereof. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A radar system comprising:
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a transmitter adapted to transmit pulses less than or equal to 1 nanosecond in rise or fall time, each pulse being stepped in frequency and a receiver for receiving said pulses and providing an output signal in response thereto, said receiver including a signal processor with a filter adapted to operate on an analog range gate applied to said pulses.
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14. A method for sensing through walls including the steps of:
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transmitting a train of short pulses of electromagnetic energy, each pulse being stepped in frequency and receiving said pulses and providing an output signal in response thereto, said step of receiving further including the step of sampling said train at a centerline thereof.
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15. A radar system comprising:
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first means for receiving a train of pulses, each pulse being stepped in frequency;
second means for filtering said train to pass a center spectral line thereof; and
third means for sampling said filtered pulse train and providing an output in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 25, 26)
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19. A method including the steps of:
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receiving a train of pulses, each pulse being stepped in frequency;
filtering said train to pass a center spectral line thereof, and sampling said filtered pulse train and providing an output in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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