Mechanism for extracting hybrid (fh/ds) spread spectrum signals within multi-signal type environment
First Claim
1. A method of detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a potential multi-signal type environment comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving signals from said from said multi-signal type environment;
(b) processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectral magnitude of said hybrid signals and deemphasizes the spectral magnitude of signals other than said hybrid signals based upon their differing characteristics;
(c) processing Signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectoral magnitude of said signals other than hybrid signals and deemphasizes the magnitude of hybrid signals based on their differing characteristics; and
(d) selectively combining hybrid signals emphasized in step (b) and said signals other than said hybrid signals emphasized in step (c), so as to extract said hybrid signals.
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Abstract
Identification and extraction of hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a multiband signal environment is effected by a sequential signal processing technique which examines the distribution of the energy content within a prescribed sub-spectrum window that is iteratively scanned or `slides` across the overall signal spectrum of interest. Based upon this energy content distribution, in particular the extent to which a sub-spectrum window contains energy that exhibits significant conjugate phase symmetry associated with a direct spread signal, the inventive signal processing technique proceeds to emphasize the spectral composition of components of which hybrid signals are comprised and to deemphasize the spectral composition of signals other than those contained in hybrid signals. Potential hybrid signal candidates whose spectral composition has been emphasized are then selectively combined with the deemphasized signals to isolate and identify the hybrid signals.
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24 Claims
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1. A method of detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a potential multi-signal type environment comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving signals from said from said multi-signal type environment; (b) processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectral magnitude of said hybrid signals and deemphasizes the spectral magnitude of signals other than said hybrid signals based upon their differing characteristics; (c) processing Signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectoral magnitude of said signals other than hybrid signals and deemphasizes the magnitude of hybrid signals based on their differing characteristics; and (d) selectively combining hybrid signals emphasized in step (b) and said signals other than said hybrid signals emphasized in step (c), so as to extract said hybrid signals. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a potential multi-signal type environment comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving signals from said from said multi-signal type environment; (b) processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectral composition of said hybrid signals and deemphasizes the spectral composition of signals other than said hybrid signals; and (c) selectively combining hybrid signals emphasized in step (b) and said signals other than said hybrid signals deemphasized in step (b), so as to extract said hybrid signals; and wherein step (b) comprises processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal emphasis/deemphasis mechanism, which is operative to process signals present within a prescribed frequency spectrum portion of said potential multi-signal type environment, said frequency spectrum portion having a center frequency and a prescribed frequency range above and below said center frequency, said signal emphasis/deemphasis mechanism processing signals within said prescribed frequency spectrum portion of said potential multi-signal type environment by emphasizing signals whose energy content possesses conjugate phase symmetry about said center frequency and deemphasizing signals whose energy content possesses conjugate antisymmetry about said center frequency. - View Dependent Claims (4)
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5. A method of detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a potential multi-signal type environment comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving signals from said from said multi-signal type environment; (b) processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectral composition of said hybrid signals and deemphasizes the spectral composition of signals other than said hybrid signals; and (c) selectively combining hybrid signals emphasized in step (b) and said signals other than said hybrid signals deemphasized in step (b), so as to extract said hybrid signals; and wherein said signal emphasis/deemphasis mechanism is operative to multiply signals present in a prescribed frequency range above the center frequency of a respective frequency spectrum portion of said potential multi-signal type environment by signals present in a prescribed frequency range below the center frequency of said respective frequency spectrum portion of said potential multi-signal type environment, thereby emphasizing signals whose energy content possesses conjugate phase symmetry about the center frequency of said respective frequency spectrum portion and deemphasizing signals whose energy content possesses conjugate antisymmetry about the center frequency of said respective frequency spectrum portion. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a potential multi-signal type environment comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving signals from said from said multi-signal type environment; (b) processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectral composition of said hybrid signals and deemphasizes the spectral composition of signals other than said hybrid signals; and (c) selectively combining hybrid signals emphasized in step (b) and said signals other than said hybrid signals deemphasized in step (b), so as to extract said hybrid signals; and
wherein step (b) comprises processing signals received in step (a) in accordance with a signal processing operator which emphasizes the spectral composition of signals having conjugate phase symmetry associated with the spread spectrum modulation characteristics of said hybrid signals, and step (c) comprises selectively monitoring the duration of signals processed by step (b) and identifying as hybrid signals those emphasized signals that have a duration no greater than a prescribed hop dwell time associated with frequency-hopped signals. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method of detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals from a potential multi-signal type environment comprising the steps of:
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(a) examining the distribution of the energy content within a prescribed sub-spectrum window that is iteratively scanned across a signal spectrum of interest; (b) emphasizing the spectral composition of components of which hybrid signals are comprised and deemphasizing the spectral composition of signals other than those contained in hybrid signals in accordance with the extent to which sub-spectrum windows examined in step (a) contain energy that exhibit significant conjugate phase symmetry associated with a direct spread signal; (c) selectively combining signals emphasized and deemphasized in step (b) so as to isolate and identify hybrid signals. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for detecting and identifying hybrid, frequency-hopped direct sequence pseudo noise (FH/DS), signals within signals received from a multi-signal type environment comprising:
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a fast Fourier transform operator which is coupled to receive said signals received from said multi-signal type environment and output a plurality of signals respectively representative of the energy content within successive subspectrum portions of prescribed frequency spectrum encompassing said multi-signal type environment; a signal processing operator which is operative to emphasize the spectral composition of components of which hybrid signals are comprised and deemphasize the spectral composition of signals other than those contained in hybrid signals in accordance with the extent to which said subspectrum windows contain energy that exhibit significant conjugate phase symmetry associated with a direct spread signal; and a hybrid signal identifier which is operative to selectively combine signals emphasized and deemphasized by said signal processing operator so as to isolate and identify hybrid signals within said signals received from said multi-signal type environment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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