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Correlation doppler system

  • US 3,351,943 A
  • Filed: 10/13/1965
  • Issued: 11/07/1967
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/13/1965
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A CORRELATION DOPPLER SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE TIME OF INTERCEPT BETWEEN A DOPPLER FREQUENCY OF A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL OF A MOVING SATELLITE AND A FIXED REFERENCE SIGNAL AT A RECEIVING POSITION COMPRISING:

  • MEANS FOR RECEIVING THE TRANSMITTED RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL FROM A MOVING ASTELLITE;

    MEANS FOR MIXING SAID RECEIVED SATELLITE SIGNAL WITH A FIXED REFERENCE SIGNAL TO PRODUCE A BEAT FREQUENCY SIGNAL BETWEEN SAID SIGNALS BECAUSE OF THE VARIATION OF THE FREQUENCY OF SAID SATELLITE SIGNAL DUE TO THE DOPPLER EFFECT CAUSED BY THE MOTION OF THE SATELLITE;

    DELAY MEANS FOR COMBINING VARIOUS DELAYED SIGNALS OF SAID BEAT FREQUENCY SIGNAL FROM THE FIRST HALF OF SAID DELAY MEANS WITH SECOND HALF OF SAID DELAY MEANS;

    MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID BEAT FREQUENCY SIGNAL FROM SAID MIXING MEANS TO SAID DELAY MEANS;

    AND SUMMING MEANS FOR ADDING THE COMBINED DELAY SIGNALS OF SAID DELAY MEANS WHEREBY A PEAK OF SAID COMBINED SIGNALS WILL INDICATE THE TIME OF INTERCEPT BETWEEN THE DOPPLER FREQUENCY SIGNAL AND THE FIXED REFERENCE SIGNAL AT A RECEIVING POSITION.

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