Wide-band radar detector having electronic compass

• US 6,583,750 B2
• Filed: 02/26/2002
• Issued: 06/24/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BG T&A Co.
• Original Assignee: BG Tech Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Shin, Jin Woo
• Primary Examiner(s): Tarcza, Thomas H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): ALSOMIRI, ISAM A
• Application Number:
  US10/082,242
• Publication Number:
  US 20030038743A1
• Time in Patent Office: 483 Days
• Field of Search: 342/20, 342/25, 342/70-72, 342/54, 342/56
• US Class Current: 342/20
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/86 Combinations of radar systems with non-radar systems, e.g. sonar, direction finder
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 17/86 Combinations of lidar systems with systems other than lidar, radar or sonar, e.g. with direction finders
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 3/046 Displays or indicators
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/022 Road traffic radar detectors
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/04 Display arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/4806 Road traffic laser detectors

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wide-band radar detector with an electronic compass integrated therein. The radar detecting unit includes a horn antenna, a signal processing unit for detecting signals received by the horn antenna, a laser module for receiving laser signals, a central processing unit for controlling the detection of the signals, a visual display means for visually displaying the detected signals, and a voice producing means for outputting the detected signals to a speaker. The electronic compass includes a magneto-inductive sensor for sensing the earth'"'"'s magnetic field and a sensor controlling unit. The sensor controlling unit then transmits the values sensed by the magneto-inductive sensor to the central processing unit.

Claims

1. A wide-band radar detector with an electronic compass integrated therein, comprising:

a radar detecting unit including

a first local oscillating unit integrally installed on a side of a horn antenna,

a first amplifying unit for amplifying signals from a first mixing unit for mixing oscillation signals having a first local frequency generated from the first local oscillating unit with all the signals received by the horn antenna,

a second local oscillating unit that generates oscillation signals,

a second amplifying unit for amplifying signals from a second mixing unit for mixing the oscillation signals generated by the second local oscillating unit with the amplified signals from the first amplifying unit,

a filtering unit for selectively passing the signals amplified by the second amplifying unit,

a demodulating unit for detecting signals that have passed through the filtering unit,

an A/D converting unit for converting the detected signals into digital signals,

a central processing unit which analyzes and outputs bands of information on the digital signals by measuring and calculating the periods and the widths of the digital signals, and controls the driving of the first and second local oscillating units by generating pulses in order to determine the types of information on the signals over time,

a pulse delay unit for delaying or holding the pulses received from the central processing unit,

a sweep voltage generating unit for generating a voltage from the pulse delay unit to drive the first local oscillating unit,

a laser module integrally formed with the horn antenna for receiving laser signals,

a voice producing means for outputting the detected signals to a speaker through a voice amplifying unit, and

a visual display means for visually displaying the detected signals; and

an electronic compass including

a magneto-inductive sensor for sensing earth'"'"'s magnetic field, and

a sensor controlling unit for controlling the magneto-inductive sensor by applying a bias voltage to the magneto-inductive sensor and for transmitting the values sensed by the magneto-inductive sensor to the central processing unit.

2. The wide-band radar detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor controlling unit applies a forward bias and a reverse bias to the magneto-inductive sensor and measures times during which a fully charged state proceeds to a fully discharged state, respectively, and determines a compass direction by calculating a difference between the measured times during application of the forward bias and the reverse bias.

3. The wide-band radar detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second oscillating unit is comprised of three oscillators that oscillate at separate frequencies respectively.

4. The wide-band radar detector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor controlling unit transmits the values sensed by the magneto-inductive sensor to the central processing unit by using an SPI interface.

5. A wide-band radar detector with an electronic compass integrated therein, comprising:

a radar detecting unit including

a first local oscillating unit integrally installed on a side of a horn antenna,

a first amplifying unit for amplifying signals from a first mixing unit for mixing oscillation signals having a first local frequency generated from the first local oscillating unit with all the signals received by the horn antenna,

a second local oscillating unit that generates oscillation signals,

a second amplifying unit for amplifying signals from a second mixing unit for mixing the oscillation signals generated by the second local oscillating unit with the amplified signals from the first amplifying unit,

a filtering unit for selectively passing the signals amplified by the second amplifying unit,

a demodulating unit for detecting signals that have passed through the filtering unit,

an A/D converting unit for converting the detected signals into digital signals,

a central processing unit which analyzes and outputs bands of information on the digital signals by measuring and calculating the periods and the widths of the digital signals, and controls the driving of the first and second local oscillating units by generating pulses in order to determine the types of information on the signals over time,

a pulse delay unit for delaying or holding the pulses received from the central processing unit,

a sweep voltage generating unit for generating a voltage from the pulse delay unit to drive the first local oscillating unit,

a laser module integrally formed with the horn antenna for receiving laser signals,

a visual display means for visually displaying the detected signals, and

a voice producing means for outputting the detected signals to a speaker through a voice amplifying unit; and

an electronic compass including

a magneto-resistive sensor for sensing earth'"'"'s magnetic field,

an amplifier for amplifying signals outputted from the magneto-resistive sensor, and

an A/D converter for converting the signals amplified by the amplifier into digital signals and for transmitting them to the central processing unit.

6. A wide-band radar detector with an electronic compass integrated therein, comprising:

a radar detecting unit including

a first local oscillating unit integrally installed on a side of a horn antenna,

a first amplifying unit for amplifying signals from a first mixing unit for mixing oscillation signals having a first local frequency generated from the first local oscillating unit with all the signals received by the horn antenna,

a second local oscillating unit comprised of three oscillators which oscillate at separate frequencies, respectively,

a second amplifying unit for amplifying signals from a second mixing unit for mixing the oscillation signals generated by the second local oscillating unit with the amplified signals from the first amplifying unit,

a filtering unit for selectively passing the signals amplified by the second amplifying unit,

a demodulating unit for detecting signals that have passed through the filtering unit,

an A/D converting unit for converting the detected signals into digital signals,

a central processing unit which analyzes and outputs bands of information on the digital signals by measuring and calculating the periods and the widths of the digital signals, and controls the driving of the first and second local oscillating units by generating pulses in order to determine the types of information on the signals over time,

a pulse delay unit for delaying or holding the pulses received from the central processing unit,

a sweep voltage generating unit for generating a voltage from the pulse delay unit to drive the first local oscillating unit,

a laser module integrally formed with the horn antenna for receiving laser signals,

a voice producing means for outputting the detected signals to a speaker through a voice amplifying unit, and

a visual display means for visually displaying the detected signals; and

an electronic compass including

a magneto-inductive sensor for sensing earth'"'"'s magnetic field, and

a sensor controlling unit for controlling the magneto-inductive sensor by applying a bias voltage to the magneto-inductive sensor and for transmitting the values sensed by the magneto-inductive sensor to the central processing unit.

7. A wide-band radar detector with an electronic compass integrated therein, comprising:

a radar detecting unit including

a horn antenna,

a signal processing unit for detecting signals received by the horn antenna,

a laser module for receiving laser signals,

a central processing unit for controlling the detection of the signals by both the signal processing unit and the laser module,

a visual display means for visually displaying the detected signals, and

a voice producing means for outputting the detected signals to a speaker through a voice amplifying unit; and

an electronic compass including

a magneto-inductive sensor for sensing earth'"'"'s magnetic field, and

a sensor controlling unit for controlling the magneto-inductive sensor by applying a bias voltage to the magneto-inductive sensor and for transmitting the values sensed by the magneto-inductive sensor to the central processing unit, wherein the sensor controlling unit applies a forward bias and a reverse bias to the magneto-inductive sensor and measures times during which a fully charged state proceeds to a fully discharged state, respectively, and determines a compass direction by calculating a difference between the measured times during application of the forward bias and the reverse bias.