Method and apparatus for pulse angle modulation
First Claim
1. A method for demodulating a pulse angle modulated carrier signal having a plurality of discrete phase angles during each of a plurality of signal sampling periods, comprising the steps of:
- mixing the carrier signal with a local oscillator signal to frequency translate the carrier signal to baseband;
averaging the phase angles of the baseband signal during each signal sampling period to produce a resultant signal having an amplitude and a phase representing the vector sum of the phase angles; and
detecting the resultant signal to produce a demodulated output signal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for phase modulating a carrier signal to convey an information signal (12) such that the carrier signal has a constant amplitude envelope. A Hilbert transform signal (14) of the information signal (12) is produced. The signals (12, 14) are sampled to produce signals (16, 18), which represent cartesian coordinate values. The cartesian coordinate values are then converted into equivalent polar vectors (20-36) which have both an amplitude (R) and an angle (θ). The polar vector quantity (R, θ) is converted into two unity amplitude vectors (A, B). The unity amplitude vectors (A, B) are offset from the polar vector quantity by an angle the cosine of which is proportional to the amplitude of the polar vector (R). The carrier signal is sequentially phase modulated phase angles of the unity amplitude vectors (A, B) for each sample period of the information signal. This modulation procedure maintains a constant amplitude envelope for the carrier signal and makes possible simultaneous demodulation of a plurality of carrier signals in a single demodulation channel.
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1. A method for demodulating a pulse angle modulated carrier signal having a plurality of discrete phase angles during each of a plurality of signal sampling periods, comprising the steps of:
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mixing the carrier signal with a local oscillator signal to frequency translate the carrier signal to baseband; averaging the phase angles of the baseband signal during each signal sampling period to produce a resultant signal having an amplitude and a phase representing the vector sum of the phase angles; and detecting the resultant signal to produce a demodulated output signal. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method for demodulating a pulse angle modulated carrier signal having a plurality of discrete phase angles during each of a plurality of signal sampling periods, comprising the steps of:
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averaging the carrier signal over each signal period to produce a resultant signal for each signal sampling period, the resultant signal having an amplitude and a phase representing the vector sum of the phase angles; mixing the resultant signal with a local oscillator signal to produce a baseband signal; and detecting the baseband signal to produce a demodulated output signal. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method for demodulating a pulse angle modulated carrier signal having a plurality of discrete phase angles during each of a plurality of signal sampling periods, comprising the steps of:
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mixing the carrier signal with a variable rate local oscillator signal to adjust the frequency of the carrier signal; phase locking the carrier signal with a local reference oscillator to reduce the effect of frequency deviations in the carrier signal; averaging the carrier signal over each signal sampling period to produce a resultant signal for each signal sampling period, the resultant signal having an amplitude and a phase representing the vector sum of the phase angles; mixing the resultant signal with a local oscillator signal to produce a baseband signal; and detecting the baseband signal to produce a demodulated output signal.
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6. Apparatus for demodulating a pulse angle modulated carrier signal having a plurality of discrete phase angles during each of a plurality of signal sampling periods, comprising:
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means for producing the vector sum of the discrete vectors in each signal sampling period to produce a resultant vector for each signal sampling period; means for frequency translating said resultant vector into a frequency translated signal; and means for detecting said frequency translated signal to produce a demodulated output signal. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. Apparatus for demodulating a pulse angle modulated carrier signal having a plurality of discrete phase angles during each of a plurality of signal sampling periods, comprising:
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means for mixing the carrier signal with a local oscillator signal to produce an in-phase signal; means for mixing the carrier signal with a second local signal in quadrature with said local oscillator signal to produce a quadrature signal; in-phase low pass filter means for filtering said in-phase signal; quadrature low pass filter means for filtering said quadrature signal; means for integrating the signal received from the in-phase low pass filter means; means for integrating the signal received from the quadrature low pass filter; means for sampling the integrated in-phase signal; means for sampling the integrated quadrature signal; means for generating a Hilbert transform signal of the sampled integrated quadrature signal; and means for summing the Hilbert transform signal and the sampled integrated in-phase signal to produce a demodulated signal.
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