Electromagnetic signal proximity detection systems and methods
First Claim
1. An electromagnetic signal proximity detector comprising:
- an antenna array including one or more antennas for sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by a source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation;
one or more amplitude demodulation circuits coupled to the antenna array, the one or more amplitude demodulation circuits configured to perform an amplitude demodulation on one or more signals provided by the antenna array, the one or more amplitude demodulation circuits producing one or more respective demodulated output signals each representative of a signal strength of the sensed electromagnetic radiation received by the antenna array; and
an analysis circuit coupled to the amplitude demodulation circuit, the analysis circuit configured to determine at least one relative characteristic between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation.
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Abstract
Various methods and systems directed to electromagnetic signal proximity detection are disclosed. For example, an EM detector may include an antenna array for sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by a source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation, one or more amplitude demodulation circuits coupled to the antenna array configured to perform an amplitude demodulation of one or more signals provided by the antenna array to produce one or more respective demodulated output signals, and an analysis circuit coupled to the amplitude demodulation circuit configured to determine at least one relative characteristic between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. The relative characteristic may be the relative distance and/or angle between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. The embodiments allow for signal source detection and location determination without knowledge of the frequency of a target emitter.
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1. An electromagnetic signal proximity detector comprising:
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an antenna array including one or more antennas for sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by a source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation; one or more amplitude demodulation circuits coupled to the antenna array, the one or more amplitude demodulation circuits configured to perform an amplitude demodulation on one or more signals provided by the antenna array, the one or more amplitude demodulation circuits producing one or more respective demodulated output signals each representative of a signal strength of the sensed electromagnetic radiation received by the antenna array; and an analysis circuit coupled to the amplitude demodulation circuit, the analysis circuit configured to determine at least one relative characteristic between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An electromagnetic signal proximity detector comprising:
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an antenna array including one or more antennas for sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by a source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation; an amplitude demodulator coupled to the antenna array configured to perform an amplitude demodulation of one or more signals provided by the antenna array, the amplitude demodulator producing one or more respective demodulated output signals each representative of a signal strength of the sensed electromagnetic radiation received by the antenna array; and an analysis circuit coupled to the amplitude demodulator, the analysis circuit configured to determine the relative distance between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation and the relative angle between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for detecting the presence of a source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation, comprising:
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sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by a source using an antenna array including one or more antennas for sensing electromagnetic radiation produced by the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation; performing an amplitude demodulation process on one or more signals provided by the antenna array to produce one or more respective demodulated output signals each representative of a signal strength of the sensed electromagnetic radiation received by the antenna array; and analyzing the one or more respective demodulated output signals to determine a relative distance between the antenna array and the source of radio-frequency electromagnetic radiation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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