Efficient adaptive filter bank
First Claim
1. An N-point Fourier transform circuit for a moving target indication system with signal interpulse period of T, comprising:
- a delay circuit for taking a plurality of adjacent time samples of a signal, taken T seconds apart;
N frequency filters, with each frequency filter comprising N parallel time sample lines, with each time sample line having an input, an output, and a phase shifter disposed therein;
a processor for forming a main signal via time sample addition and N-1 auxiliary signals via various time sample additions and subtractions of the N time samples from the output lines of a given frequency filter;
an adaptive canceller for decorrelating said N-1 auxiliary signals from said main signal;
a first switching circuit for tracking a given set of N time samples through said delay circuit; and
a second switching circuit for switching said given set of N time samples through successive frequency filters on successive transmissions;
wherein said first switching circuit switches in synchronism with said second switching circuit, said first switching circuit obtaining a new given set of N time samples every NT seconds.
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Abstract
An N-point Fourier transform circuit for a moving target indicator system including a delay circuit with 2N-2 delays, N frequency filters, a processor for forming a main signal and N-1 auxiliary signals via time sample manipulation, a Gram-Schmidt adaptive canceller circuit for decorrelating the N-1 auxiliary signals from the main signal, and a first and second commutating switches. The first switch tracks a given set of N time samples through the delay circuit. The second switch switches the given set of N time samples through a different successive frequency filters of the N frequency filters every transmission. The first switch tracks in synchronism with the second switch and switches to obtain a new given set of N time samples every NT seconds.
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25 Claims
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1. An N-point Fourier transform circuit for a moving target indication system with signal interpulse period of T, comprising:
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a delay circuit for taking a plurality of adjacent time samples of a signal, taken T seconds apart; N frequency filters, with each frequency filter comprising N parallel time sample lines, with each time sample line having an input, an output, and a phase shifter disposed therein; a processor for forming a main signal via time sample addition and N-1 auxiliary signals via various time sample additions and subtractions of the N time samples from the output lines of a given frequency filter; an adaptive canceller for decorrelating said N-1 auxiliary signals from said main signal; a first switching circuit for tracking a given set of N time samples through said delay circuit; and a second switching circuit for switching said given set of N time samples through successive frequency filters on successive transmissions; wherein said first switching circuit switches in synchronism with said second switching circuit, said first switching circuit obtaining a new given set of N time samples every NT seconds. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An N-point Fourier transform circuit for separating stationary echoes from moving targets in a moving target indication system with a signal interpulse period of T, comprising:
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a delay circuit for taking 2N-1 adjacent time samples of an MTI signal, taken T seconds apart; N frequency filter sets of parallel phase shifters, with N phase shifters and attendant time sample output lines for each set; an N-pole, 2N-1 position first commutating switch for commutatively selecting a given N adjacent time samples from said delay circuit for application to at least one frequency filter set of N phase shifters; an N pole, N2 -position second commutating switch for commutatively selecting successive discrete frequency filter sets of phase shifted time sample outputs from said N frequency filter sets of phase shifters every T seconds; a processor for forming a main signal via time sample addition and N-1 auxiliary signals via various additions and subtractions from a given discrete frequency filter set of N phase shifted time sample output lines; and an adaptive canceller for decorrelating said N-1 auxiliary signals from said main signal; wherein said first switch switches in synchronism with said second switch to provide said given N adjacent time samples to the frequency filter set of phase shifters to which said processor is connected, said first switch changing to a new given N adjacent time samples every NT seconds. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for separating moving targets from non or slowly moving clutter wherein a plurality of adjacent time samples of a signal are taken T seconds apart, where T is the interpulse period, further including a bank of N frequency filters, a processor for forming a main signal and N-1 auxiliary signals from N time samples, and an adaptive canceller for decorrelating said N-1 auxiliary signals from said main signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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switching a given set of N time samples of said signal to at least one frequency filter in said bank of frequency filters; switching said processor from frequency filter output to frequency filter output every T seconds; wherein said first switching step switches in synchronism with said second switching step to provide said given set of N time samples to the frequency filter in said bank to which said processor is connected; and switching to a new set of N time samples for application to said bank of frequency filters every NT seconds. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. An N-point Fourier transform circuit for a moving target indication system with a signal interpulse period of T, comprising:
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a delay circuit for taking a plurality of adjacent time samples of a signal, taken T seconds apart; N frequency filters, with each frequency filter comprising N parallel time sample lines, with each time sample line having an input, an output, and a phase shifter disposed therein; a processor connected to the outputs of said N frequency filters for forming a main signal via time sample addition and N-1 auxiliary signals via various time sample additions and subtractions of the N time samples from the output lines of a given frequency filter; an adaptive canceller for decorrelating said N-1 auxiliary signals from said main signal; a first switching circuit for tracking a given set of N time samples through said delay circuit; a second switching circuit for switching said given set of N time samples from frequency filter to frequency filter on successive transmissions; wherein said first switching circuit switches in synchronism with said second switching circuit, said first switching circuit obtaining a new given set of N time samples every NT seconds. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for separating moving targets from non or slowly moving clutter including a delay circuit for taking 2N-1 adjacent time samples of a signal T seconds apart, where T is the interpulse period, further including a bank of N frequency filters, a processor connected to said filter bank for forming a main signal and N-1 auxiliary signals from N time samples, and an adaptive canceller for decorrelating said N-1 auxiliary signals from said main signal, said method comprising the steps of:
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tracking a given set of N time samples of said MTI signal through said delay circuit; switching said given set of N time samples from frequency filter to frequency filter every T seconds; wherein said tracking step operates in synchronism with said switching step; and commutating to a new set of N time samples to be tracked through said delay circuit every NT seconds. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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