Method for implementing continuous radio frequency (RF) alignment in advanced electronic warfare (EW) signal stimulation systems
First Claim
1. A method for using a “
- B”
channel of a dual channel measurement receiver as a transfer standard for power measurement comprising;
correlating measurements made with an “
A”
channel to measurements made with an RF Power Meter on one RF signal source, so that readings from the “
A”
channel are aligned to the RF Power Meter;
aligning the “
B”
Channel to the “
A”
Channel (Transfer alignment of Channel B to the RF Power Meter), once the “
A”
channel has been aligned to read the same as the RF Power Meter; and
using the “
B”
Channel as a transfer standard to measure all remaining RF signal sources in the system, on a time-line much faster than may be accomplished using a power meter.
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Abstract
A method for using a “B” channel of a dual channel measurement receiver as a transfer standard for power measurement, which may include in an exemplary embodiment: correlating measurements made with an “A” channel to measurements made with an RF Power Meter on one RF signal source, so that readings from the “A” channel are aligned to the RF Power Meter; aligning the “B” Channel to the “A” Channel (Transfer alignment of Channel B to the RF Power Meter), once the “A” channel has been aligned to read the same as the RF Power Meter; and using the “B” Channel as a transfer standard to measure all remaining RF signal sources in the system, on a time-line much faster than may be accomplished using a power meter.
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1 Claim
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1. A method for using a “
- B”
channel of a dual channel measurement receiver as a transfer standard for power measurement comprising;correlating measurements made with an “
A”
channel to measurements made with an RF Power Meter on one RF signal source, so that readings from the “
A”
channel are aligned to the RF Power Meter;aligning the “
B”
Channel to the “
A”
Channel (Transfer alignment of Channel B to the RF Power Meter), once the “
A”
channel has been aligned to read the same as the RF Power Meter; andusing the “
B”
Channel as a transfer standard to measure all remaining RF signal sources in the system, on a time-line much faster than may be accomplished using a power meter.
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Current AssigneeAAI Corporation (Textron Inc)
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Original AssigneeAAI Corporation (Textron Inc)
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InventorsJaklitsch, James J., Markey, Jay, McGrath, Thomas P.
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Primary Examiner(s)Le; Thanh C
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Application NumberUS12/700,275Publication NumberTime in Patent Office397 DaysField of Search455/67.11, 455/67.14, 455/226.1, 455/226.2, 455/226.4, 455/296, 455/303, 375/224, 324/76.21, 324/76.22, 324/76.52US Class Current455/226.2CPC Class CodesG01R 31/2841 Signal generatorsG01R 35/005 Calibrating; Standards or r...
