Sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system

• US 5,084,901 A
• Filed: 12/22/1989
• Issued: 01/28/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/1988
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: GDS Company Limited
• Original Assignee: GDS Company Limited
• Inventors: Nagazumi, Yasuo
• Primary Examiner(s): Gregory, Bernarr E.
• Application Number:
  US07/455,077
• Time in Patent Office: 767 Days
• Field of Search: 375/1, 342/17, 342/18, 342/132, 342/200, 342/201, 380/34, 380/38, 380/39
• US Class Current: 375/139
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/69 Spread spectrum techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/103 Chirp modulation for spread spectrum techniques H04B1/69
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 27/18 Phase-modulated carrier systems, i.e. using phase-shift keying H04L27/32 takes precedence

Abstract

A sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system is disclosed relating to the FH-type which realizes fine transmission quality at low cost. It comprises at least primary and secondary digital sine wave generators of a program controlled-type mounted respectively on a transmitter of a transmitting side and a receiver of a receiving side. The primary sine wave generator generates a sine wave having a frequency which changes almost continuously and Pseudo-Random in the specified range of frequency according to the program. The primary digital sine wave generator also transmits the sine wave from the transmitting side after modulating the sine wave with the signals which should be transmitted. The secondary digital sine wave generator generates a sine wave having a frequency in which the specified frequency is a constant distance from the receiving signal frequency and receiving the receiving signal after demodulating.

Claims

1. A sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system comprising:

a transmitter including (i) a primary digital sine wave generator of program-controlled type, said primary digital sine wave generator generating a sine wave having frequency that changes substantially continuously and pseudorandomly in a specified range of frequency according to a program;

(ii) a means for modulating said sine wave produced by said primary sine wave generator; and

(iii) means for transmitting said sine wave after modulating said sine wave with selected signals which are to be transmitted; and

a receiver including (i) a secondary digital sine wave generator of program-controlled type, said secondary digital sine wave generator generating a secondary sine wave having a constant frequency difference from said frequency of said sine wave generated by said primary digital sine wave generator;

(ii) means for receiving said modulated sine wave from said transmitting mean; and

(iii) means for demodulating said modulated sine wave received from said transmitting means with said secondary sine wave.

2. The sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system according to claim 1, wherein said secondary digital sine wave generator is controlled independently from said primary digital sine wave generator by an independently stored program at said receiver.

3. A sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system comprising:

a transmitter including (i) a primary digital sine wave generator of a program-controlled type for generating a sine wave;

(ii) a means for modulating said sine wave produced by said primary digital sine wave generator; and

(iii) a means for transmitting said sine wave after modulating said sine wave with selected signals which are to be transmitted; and

a receiver including (i) a secondary digital sine wave generator of program-controlled type for generating a secondary sine wave;

(ii) a mixer for generating an intermediate frequency signal after receiving a sine wave input sent from said secondary sine wave generator of the receiver and transmitted information modulated by a sine wave sent from said primary digital sine wave generator of the transmitter as a transmitted signal to the receiver;

(iii) a demodulator for demodulating the transmitted signal by receiving the intermediate frequency signal sent from said mixer and (iiii) a correlator generating a correlating output after receiving a code signal and output sent from said demodulator, said correlating output serving to change a clock frequency of said secondary digital sine wave generator by controlling a system clock that impresses said secondary digital sine wave generator at a region between positive and negative peaks of said correlating output and thereby demodulates information by synchronizing the phase of frequency changing pattern sent from said secondary digital sine wave generator with the phase of said frequency changing pattern of said received signal.

4. A sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system according to claim 3, wherein said receiver further includes:

a matched filter for detecting a matched pulse of said transmitted signal;

a gate means for controlling a passing of an output sent from said matched filter; and

an acquisition means for resetting said secondary sine wave generator when said matched pulse is detected and acquiring a synchronization of said secondary sine wave and the transmitted signal.

5. A sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system according to claim 3 that includes a feed back control means that raises the frequency of the system clock which is supplied to said secondary digital sine wave generator at a positive region of said correlating output and lowers the frequency of the system clock at a negative region of said correlating output.

6. A sequential chirp modulation-type spread spectrum communication system according to claim 5 including means for identifying an incoming signal pattern phase by detecting a speed at which incoming signal frequency changes are taking place which is assigned uniquely too a chirp segment.