Phase measurement ranging
First Claim
1. A passive radar ranging apparatus for determining the instantaneous range to an emitter source comprising, in combination:
- receiving means for receiving a plurality of radiated electromagnetic energy, said received electromagnetic energy having a non-cooperative waveform and an unspecified frequency;
translating means in communication with said receiving means for translating a first parameter of said received electromagnetic energy for detection and phase measurement;
first resolving means in communication with said translating means for providing a plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements, said phase measurements being determined directly from said received electromagnetic energy;
second resolving means in communication with said translating means for resolving said first parameter and for providing said resolved first parameter to said first resolving means for utilization in providing said phase measurements;
computing means connected to said first resolving means for receiving and manipulating said plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements and for determining said instantaneous range to said emitter source of said radiated electromagnetic energy, and further including means for resolving phase ambiguities of said received electromagnetic energy wherein said phase measurements are available only from said emitter source and knowledge of relative motion between said emitter source and said receiving means is unknown; and
displaying means for displaying said instantaneous range to said emitter source wherein said displayed instantaneous range is equivalent to R=[bc(c-b)(a2 -φ
12)/2a2 (bφ
3 -cφ
2)].
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Abstract
A passive radar ranging system having an antenna system for receiving radiated electromagnetic energy emanating from an emitter source, plus a translation resolution system and a digital computation system for making phase measurements of the received electromagnetic energy with the translated and resolved energy signals being operated upon by a plurality of system spacing parameters, the radiated energy being modulated in a particular pattern, randomly modulated or unmodulated and with the emitter source being fixed or moving while the phase measurements are made from a single measurement platform which may also be fixed or moving with respect to the emitter source, the phase measurements being employed for determining the instantaneous range from the emitter source to the measurement platform.
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48 Claims
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1. A passive radar ranging apparatus for determining the instantaneous range to an emitter source comprising, in combination:
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receiving means for receiving a plurality of radiated electromagnetic energy, said received electromagnetic energy having a non-cooperative waveform and an unspecified frequency; translating means in communication with said receiving means for translating a first parameter of said received electromagnetic energy for detection and phase measurement; first resolving means in communication with said translating means for providing a plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements, said phase measurements being determined directly from said received electromagnetic energy; second resolving means in communication with said translating means for resolving said first parameter and for providing said resolved first parameter to said first resolving means for utilization in providing said phase measurements; computing means connected to said first resolving means for receiving and manipulating said plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements and for determining said instantaneous range to said emitter source of said radiated electromagnetic energy, and further including means for resolving phase ambiguities of said received electromagnetic energy wherein said phase measurements are available only from said emitter source and knowledge of relative motion between said emitter source and said receiving means is unknown; and displaying means for displaying said instantaneous range to said emitter source wherein said displayed instantaneous range is equivalent to R=[bc(c-b)(a2 -φ
12)/2a2 (bφ
3 -cφ
2)]. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A passive radar ranging system for determining the instantaneous range to an emitter source comprising, in combination:
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an antenna system for receiving a plurality of radiated electromagnetic energy, said received electromagnetic energy having a non-cooperative waveform and an unspecified frequency; a plurality of frequency translators in communication with said antenna system for translating a frequency parameter of said received electromagnetic energy for detection and phase measurement; a plurality of phase resolvers in communication with said plurality of frequency translators for providing a plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements, said phase measurements being determined directly from said received electromagnetic energy; a frequency resolver in communication with one of said plurality of frequency translators for resolving said frequency parameter and for providing said resolved frequency parameter to each of said plurality of phase resolvers for utilization in providing said phase measurements; a computing system connected to said plurality of phase resolvers for receiving and manipulating said plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements and for determining said instantaneous range to said emitter source of said radiated electromagnetic energy, and further including means for resolving phase ambiguities of said received electromagnetic energy wherein said phase measurements are available only from said emitter source and knowledge of relative motion between said emitter source and said receiving means is unknown; and a display device for displaying said instantaneous range to said emitter source wherein said displayed instantaneous range is equivalent to R=[bc(c-b)(a2 -φ
12)/2a2 (bφ
3 -cφ
2)]. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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48. A method for determining the instantaneous range to an emitter source, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving a plurality of radiated electromagnetic energy with an antenna system, said received electromagnetic energy having a non-cooperative waveform and an unspecified frequency; translating a frequency parameter of said received electromagnetic energy with a plurality of frequency translators for detection and phase measurement; providing a plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements from said frequency parameter within a plurality of phase resolvers, said phase measurements being determined directly from said received electromagnetic energy; resolving said frequency parameter and providing said resolved frequency parameter to each of said plurality of phase resolvers for utilization in providing said phase measurements; resolving phase ambiguities of said received electromagnetic energy for identifying which of a plurality of wavefronts of said non-cooperative waveform is being intercepted by said antenna system; manipulating said plurality of distance oriented digital phase measurements for determining said instantaneous range to said emitter source of said radiated electromagnetic energy wherein said phase measurements are available only from said emitter source and knowledge of relative motion between said emitter source and said antenna system is unknown; and displaying said instantaneous range to said emitter source wherein said displayed instantaneous range is equivalent to R=[bc(c-b)(a2 -φ
12)/2a2 (bφ
3 -cφ
2)].
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