Radar transponder operation with compensation for distortion due to amplitude modulation
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1. A radar transponder method, comprising:
- receiving a sequence of input radar pulses from a moving radar apparatus;
providing a gating signal;
delaying said gating signal by a delay amount that varies with time to produce a variably delayed gating signal;
in response to said delayed gating signal and one of said input radar pulses, producing a gated pulse that corresponds to said one input radar pulse; and
in response to said gated pulse, producing a corresponding output radar pulse.
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Abstract
In radar transponder operation, a variably delayed gating signal is used to gate a received radar pulse and thereby produce a corresponding gated radar pulse for transmission back to the source of the received radar pulse. This compensates for signal distortion due to amplitude modulation on the retransmitted pulse.
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1. A radar transponder method, comprising:
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receiving a sequence of input radar pulses from a moving radar apparatus; providing a gating signal; delaying said gating signal by a delay amount that varies with time to produce a variably delayed gating signal; in response to said delayed gating signal and one of said input radar pulses, producing a gated pulse that corresponds to said one input radar pulse; and in response to said gated pulse, producing a corresponding output radar pulse. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A radar transponder apparatus, comprising:
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an input for receiving a sequence of input radar pulses from a moving radar apparatus; a delay element for receiving a gating signal and delaying said gating signal by a delay amount that varies with time to produce a variably delayed gating signal; a gate coupled to said input and said delay element, said gate responsive to said delayed gating signal and one of said input radar pulses for producing a gated pulse that corresponds to said one input radar pulse; and a radar output portion coupled to said gate and responsive to said gated pulse for producing a corresponding output radar pulse.
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15. A radar system, comprising:
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a mobile radar apparatus configured to transmit radar pulses; and a radar transponder apparatus, including an input for receiving from said mobile radar apparatus a sequence of input radar pulses transmitted by said mobile radar apparatus while said mobile radar apparatus is moving, a delay element for receiving a gating signal and delaying said gating signal by a delay amount that varies with time to produce a variably delayed gating signal, a gate coupled to said input and said delay element, said gate responsive to said delayed gating signal and one of said input radar pulses for producing a gated pulse that corresponds to said one input radar pulse, and a radar output portion coupled to said gate and responsive to said gated pulse for producing a corresponding output radar pulse.
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