Multi-band microwave detector

• US 5,268,689 A
• Filed: 03/02/1993
• Issued: 12/07/1993
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/1992
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yupiteru Industries Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Yupiteru Industries Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Ono, Hisao, Hatasa, Takeshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Sotomayor, John B.
• Application Number:
  US08/025,632
• Time in Patent Office: 280 Days
• Field of Search: 342/20, 455/226, 455/227, 455/228, 455/315
• US Class Current: 342/20
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/022 Road traffic radar detectors

Abstract

A multi-band microwave detector is designed for detecting microwaves of a plurality of target bands from a specific source and a reference band, which target band includes a specific target band. The multi-band microwave detector comprises a super heterodyne receiving means cyclically performing receiving operation of the microwaves in the target band and the reference band in time sharing manner, a signal discrimination means for discriminating reception outputs from the receiving means for respective bands for generating detecting signals representative of the results of discrimination, means responsive to a detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of one of the target bands other than the specific target band for triggering an alarm, and means responsive to a detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of the specific target band and to the detection signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of the reference band, for triggering the alarm only when the detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of the specific target band is present under absence of the detection signal indicative of detection of the reference band.

Claims

1. A multi-band microwave detector for detecting microwaves of a plurality of target bands from at least a specific source and a reference band, which target band includes a specific target band, comprising:

a super heterodyne receiving means cyclically performing receiving operation of said microwaves in said target band and said reference band in time sharing manner;

a signal discrimination means for discriminating reception outputs from said receiving means for respective bands for generating detecting signals representative of the results of discrimination;

means responsive to a detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of one of said target bands other than said specific target band for triggering an alarm; and

means responsive to a detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said specific target band and to said detection signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said reference band, for triggering the alarm only when said detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said specific target band is present under absence of the detection signal indicative of detection of the reference band.

3. A multi-band microwave detector as set forth in claim 1 wherein said super heterodyne receiving means comprises a double super heterodyne circuit for receiving said target bands and means for disabling parts of a local oscillator and a frequency mixer in said double super heterodyne circuit for operation as a single super heterodyne circuit for receiving said reference band.

2. A multi-band microwave detector for detecting. microwaves of a plurality of target bands from a specific source and a reference band, which target band includes a specific target band, comprising:

a super heterodyne receiving means cyclically performing receiving operation of said microwaves in said target band and said reference band in time sharing manner;

a signal discrimination means for discriminating reception outputs from said receiving means for respective bands for generating detecting signals representative of the results of discrimination;

means responsive to a detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of one of said target bands other than said specific target band for triggering an alarm; and

means responsive to a detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said specific target band and to said detection signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said reference band, for switching a sensitivity level from a normal higher level to a lowered level to maintain the sensitivity level at said lowered level for a given period of time when both of detecting signals indicative of detection of the received microwave of said specific target band and indicative of detection of the received microwave of said reference band are present, and for triggering the alarm only when said detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said specific target band is present under absence of the detection signal indicative of detection of the reference band and when said detecting signal indicative of detection of the received microwave of said specific target band is present while the sensitivity level is maintained at said lowered level.

4. A multi-band microwave detector as set forth in claim 2, wherein said super heterodyne receiving means comprises a double super heterodyne circuit for receiving said target bands and means for disabling parts of a local oscillator and a frequency mixer in said double super heterodyne circuit for operation as a single super heterodyne circuit for receiving said reference band.

5. In a multi-band microwave detector system for detecting microwaves from a target microwave source which transmit a microwave having one of a plurality of specific band of frequencies which includes at least a first microwave band range and a second microwave band range distinct from said first microwave band range, and said multi-band microwave detector including local oscillator means generating a microwave having a specific dominant frequency range, a discrimination system for discriminating the microwave from said target microwave source from microwaves leaking from other multi-band microwave detector, comprising:

super heterodyne receiver means active in time sharing basis for receiving microwaves within a predetermined frequency range including said first and second microwave band ranges and said dominant frequency range;

detector means receiving reception signal from said super heterodyne receiver means for generating a first detector signal when reception of the microwave within said first microwave band range is detected, a second detector signal when reception of the microwave within said second microwave band range is detected and a third detector signal when reception of the microwave within said dominant frequency range is detected; and

discriminating means responsive said first, second and third detector signals for generating a target detection signal when said first detector signal is detected or when said second detector signal is present while said third detector signal is absent.

6. A system as set forth in claim 5, which further comprise a sensitivity level adjusting means for adjusting sensitivity level for detection of the microwave within said second microwave band range between a higher level and a lower level, and said discriminating means is responsive to said second detector signal generated at the lower sensitivity level to produce said target detection signal irrespective of said third detection signal.

7. A system as set forth in claim 6, wherein said sensitivity level adjusting means normally sets said sensitivity level at said higher level and switches the sensitivity level into said lower level when said second and third detector signals are present simultaneously.

8. A system as set forth in claim 5, wherein said first microwave band range is a K band and/or X band, and said second microwave band range is a Ka band.