Random binary modulated sensor

• US 5,337,052 A
• Filed: 07/20/1989
• Issued: 08/09/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 07/20/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
• Original Assignee: The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Army
• Inventors: Lohrmann, Dieter R., Dropkin, Herbert
• Primary Examiner(s): Sotomayor, John B.
• Application Number:
  US07/386,794
• Time in Patent Office: 1,846 Days
• Field of Search: 342/13, 342/14, 342/15, 342/16, 342/17, 342/68, 342/95, 342/145, 102/214
• US Class Current: 342/68
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/325 using transmission of coded signals, e.g. P.S.K. signals
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/038 Feedthrough nulling circuits

Abstract

A random binary modulated sensor transmits a continuous wave r.f. signal ulated by a binary random bit pair code signal which is transmitted by an antenna. A return signal reflected from a target is received by the antenna. A receiver mixer modulates the return signal with the r.f. signal and a delay circuit delays the binary random bit pair code. A coorelator receives the modulated return signal and delayed binary random bit pair code for producing a doppler output signal. A separate r.f. path in which a portion of the modulated r.f. signal is variably attenuated and variably phase shifted is present to cancel noise signals generated by antenna mismatch in transmission.

Claims

1. A random binary phase modulated sensor, which comprises:

r. f. oscillator means for generating a continuous wave (cw) r. f. signal;

random bit generator means for generating a binary random bit pair code signal;

phase modulator means, connected to receive the r. f. signal and the binary code signal, for phase modulating the r.f. signal with the binary code signal;

antenna means for transmitting the phase modulated r. f. signal toward a target and for receiving a return signal reflected from the target;

receiver mixer means, connected to receive the return signal and the r. f. signal generated by the oscillator means for modulating the return signal with the r. f. signal;

circulator means, connected to the phase modulator means, the antenna means, and the receiver mixer means, for directing the phase modulated r. f. signal front the phase modulator means to the antenna means and the return signal from the antenna means to the receiver mixer means;

signal delay means, connected to receive the binary code signal generated by the random bit generator means, for delaying the binary code signal by a predetermined time;

correlator means connected to receive the modulated return signal and the delayed binary code signal for producing a Doppler output signal;

a first r. f. signal path from the r. f. oscillator means to the receiver mixer means via the phase modulator means and the circulator means to the antenna means and from the antenna means to the receiver mixer means via the circulator means; and

a second r.f. signal path from the r.f. oscillator means directly to the receiver mixer means;

wherein the length of the first r. f. signal path differs, from the length of the second r. f. signal path by one quarter of the wavelength of the r. f. signal.