Enemy signal detection and warning system

• US 5,343,205 A
• Filed: 05/30/1986
• Issued: 08/30/1994
• Est. Priority Date: 05/30/1986
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: Nowogrodzki, Markus
• Primary Examiner(s): Hellner, Mark
• Application Number:
  US06/868,993
• Time in Patent Office: 3,014 Days
• Field of Search: 342/43-45, 342/20, 342/60
• US Class Current: 342/45
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/003 Bistatic radar systems; Multistatic radar systems
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/78 discriminating between different kinds of targets, e.g. IFF-radar, i.e. identification of friend or foe G01S13/75, G01S13/79 take precedence

Abstract

An enemy radar or transmitter transmits a signal at frequency f1. A tag on a friendly forces target receives frequency f1 and, in response thereto, transmits a signal at frequency f2≠f1 modulated by a code unique to the tag. A friendly forces receiver, in response to receiving frequency f2 provides an indication that (a) the tag has received frequency f1, meaning the enemy is operating in the area, and (b) which specific tag has received a signal at frequency f1. The friendly forces can then take appropriate action.

Claims

1. An enemy signal detection and warning system for detecting illumination of a friendly forces target by an enemy transmitter with signal at frequency f1 comprising, in combination;

a coded tag adapted for mounting on said friendly forces target and adapted to receive a signal at frequency f1 from said enemy transmitter and in response thereto transmit a coded signal at an arbitrary carrier frequency f2 unequal to f1, said tag having an oscillator for generating the carrier frequency f2; and

means under control of friendly forces for receiving the signal at frequency f2 from said tag for thereby determining (a) the fact that said tag has been illuminated by the enemy signal and (b) which particular tag has been illuminated by the enemy signal.

2. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said enemy transmitter is a radar.

3. The combination as set forth in claim 1, wherein said tag includes a code generator and means responsive to the receipt of frequency f1 at said tag to trigger said code generator to generate a code unique to that tag.

4. The combination as set forth in claim 3 wherein said tag further includes a clock source responsive to the receipt of said frequency f1 for clocking said code out of said code generator.

5. The combination as set forth in claim 1 wherein said receiving means comprises means responsive to the receipt of frequency f2 for removing frequency f2 to thereby leave a signal representing the code in said coded signal from said tag.

6. The combination as set forth in claim 4 wherein said receiving means comprises means responsive to the receipt of frequency f2 for removing frequency f2 to thereby leave a signal representing the code in said coded signal from said tag.

7. The combination as set forth in claim 6 wherein said receiving means further includes a decoder coupled to receive said signal representing said code and includes a clock source coupled to said decoder and operating at the same frequency as said clock source in said tag for producing at the output of said decoder a code identical to the code supplied by said code generator in said tag.