Radar acquisition system
First Claim
1. A radar acquisition system comprising:
- an electronic circuit module operatively connected to a host processor, wherein said electronic circuit module contains a plurality of signal processing components thereon;
means for receiving a radio wave;
means for converting said radio wave into an analog intermediate frequency signal; and
means for producing in-phase and quadrature signal components from said analog intermediate frequency signal by way of at least one of said plurality of signal processing components independent of any radar signal processing component external to said electronic circuit module and said host processor.
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Abstract
The personal computer based integrated radar acquisition (PIRAQ) system integrates a programmable timing generator, a digital Intermediate Frequency (IF) processor, and a digital signal processor on a standardized personal computer "add-on" electronic circuit module that accepts standard IF input and produces standard radar display outputs. The digital intermediate frequency processor includes an IF pre-processor, a programmable digital matched filter, and a wide dynamic range digital baseband converter. Implementing the PIRAQ system in digital components on a single electronic circuit module for use in a personal computer provides and efficient, low-cost, portable, and programmable high-performance radar acquisition system hardware base from which radar signals can be digitally processed.
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22 Claims
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1. A radar acquisition system comprising:
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an electronic circuit module operatively connected to a host processor, wherein said electronic circuit module contains a plurality of signal processing components thereon; means for receiving a radio wave; means for converting said radio wave into an analog intermediate frequency signal; and means for producing in-phase and quadrature signal components from said analog intermediate frequency signal by way of at least one of said plurality of signal processing components independent of any radar signal processing component external to said electronic circuit module and said host processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A radar acquisition system comprising:
- an electronic circuit module having a plurality of radar signal processing components thereon;
a host processor operatively connected to said electronic circuit module; means for inputting an analog intermediate frequency radar signal to said electronic circuit module; and means for generating in-phase and quadrature signal components from said analog intermediate frequency radar signal by way of at least one of said plurality of radar signal processing components on said electronic circuit module independent of any radar signal processing component external to said electronic circuit module and said host processor.
- an electronic circuit module having a plurality of radar signal processing components thereon;
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13. A method for processing a radio wave in a radar acquisition system, said method comprising the steps of:
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operatively connecting an electronic circuit module to a processor, wherein said electronic circuit module contains a plurality of signal processing components thereon; converting said radio wave into an analog intermediate frequency signal; and producing in-phase and quadrature signal components from said analog intermediate frequency signal by way of at least one of said plurality of signal processing components independent of any radar signal processing component external to said electronic circuit module and said host processor. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for processing radar data in a radar acquisition system, said method comprising:
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operatively connecting an electronic circuit module to a host processor, wherein said electronic circuit module contains a plurality of radar signal processing components thereon; inputting an analog intermediate frequency signal to said electronic circuit module; and generating in-phase and quadrature signal components from said analog intermediate frequency signal by way of at least one of said plurality of radar signal processing components on said electronic circuit module independent of any radar signal processing component external to said electronic circuit module and said host processor.
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