Abstract:
A radar system is disclosed which uses an established track predicted range, Rp, and radial velocity, Rp, of a target to select a frequency, F, and PRF for optimum range and doppler visibility in tracking. The procedure is to tentatively select a frequency not subject to interference; determine the highest possible band of PRF''s allowable between adjacent velocity blind regions computed from the equation
Abstract:
A clock signal of a first frequency is applied to a first binary counter. The first counter provides an output signal after counting to a predetermined binary number. The output signal causes a second clock signal, of a second frequency, to be applied to a second counter. The second counter provides a second output signal after counting to a binary number which is the complement of the predetermined binary number. The temporal position of the second output signal is varied, in steps equal to the difference in the periods of the two clocks, by varying the predetermined binary number.
Abstract:
There is disclosed a radar tracking system wherein a range measurement is obtained by measuring the interval between the transmission of an interrogating pulse and the receipt of a reply pulse from a transponder. A single range gate pulse is generated by analogue means and the range measurement is terminated by the coincident arrival of the leading edge of the first of a coded reply pulse and the range gating voltage pulse at the input of a range lock loop. The range lock loop functions to maintain a predetermined minimum overlap between the leading edge of the reply pulse and the trailing edge of the range gate voltage pulse. A disable signal is applied to the range lock loop after receipt of each pulse that coincides with the range gate pulse. However, to prevent excessive disabling by unsynchronized high pulse repetition frequency interference or jamming pulses, and to allow the loop to remain locked to the desired signal in the presence of this interference, all disable signals are overidden (ignored) for a predetermined time period following receipt of each valid pulse. The range lock loop is re-enabled by sensing the presence of valid pulse information in a memory. The memory is disabled after each sensing of the state of the memory flipflop and is reenabled by the storage in its memory of the next succeeding valid pulse.
Abstract:
A radar telemetering system for pinpointing targets employs means for defining, on the basis of incoming echo pulses, a line or plane of referance dividing the space into two off-boresight zones. The radar receiver supplies signal pulses to a range-gate selector in response to the arriving echoes, the selector controlling in turn an off-boresight-angle discriminator whose dc-output voltage readjusts the selector in a sense tending to reduce the discriminator output to zero. The present invention relates to radar systems for pinpointing a target in a telemetering radar, more particularly but not exclusively to airborne telemetering radar aystems for use in air to ground attack by aircraft. An object of the present invention is to improve such radar systems to make them as accurate as possible without greatly increasing their weight, size, complexity or production costs. The radar receiver described herein is capable of defining a line or at least a plane in space with the aid of a conventional device called an ''''angle discriminator''''. The radar receiver further includes a conventional range-gate selector. According to the invention the radar receiver comprises a servocontrol loop so designed that, on the one hand, the reflected wave energy arriving at this receiver gives rise to echo pulses supplied to a range-gate selector which in turn controls an angle discriminator and that, on the other hand, the range gate or telemetering window of this selector is shifted by a d-c voltage obtained from the output of the discriminator, preferably through the intermediary of an amplifier, in a direction which tends to nullify this output voltage. Such a d-c voltage, as is well known per se, corresponds in sign and magnitude to the deviation of the target position from the reference line or plane established by the discriminator.
Abstract:
A radar system employing automatic range tracking including means for automatically switching the range tracking loop open whenever a video signal from any source occurs immediately prior to the target signal; and to hold the loop open until the disturbing signal passes out of range. The advantage of this automatic switching is that it operates fast enough to give protection over sweep jamming signals.
Abstract:
A DME having means for facilitating the rapid identification of its own replies from a plurality of received replies sequentially tests only the time/distance corresponding to the next occuring reply pulse received and uses a two counter digital concept to count both valid and invalid replies in making the decision to switch from the search mode to the track mode of operation.
Abstract:
This invention relates to an error detector for distancemeasuring radio equipment (DME) comprising digital means for detecting a reply signal arriving at any time during the range gate established by the DME system and generating a signal indicative of the amount and direction of displacement of the reply signal arrival from the range gate center.
Abstract:
METEROLOGICAL SENSING EQUIPMENT IS MOUNTED ABOARD AN AIRCRAFT TO SAMPLE THE ATMOSPHERE DURING FLIGHT. THE AIRCRAFT IS THEN TRACKED WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRACKING GATE WHILE SAMPLING THE RADAR RETURN FROM THE ATMOSPHERE WITH A DATA GATE PLACED JUST AHEAD OF OR BEHIND THE TRACKING GATE, I.E., THE AIRCRAFT, IN TIME OR EQUIVALENTLY, IN RANGE. THE POSITION OF THE AIRCRAFT IN SPACE IS RECORDED AND, BY USING THE KNOWN TIME OFFSET BETWEEN THE TRACKING AND DTA GATES, THE POSITION OF THE ATMOSPHERIC VOLUME SAMPLED BY THE RADAR IS ALSO KNOWN BOTH RELATIVE TO THE AIRCRAFT (METEROLOGICAL SENSORS) AND IN ABSOLUTE TERMS AS A FUNCTION OF TIME, REGARDLESS OF AIRCRAFT PATTERN OR FLIGHT PATH.
Abstract:
AN ELECTRICAL DETECTING APPARATUS UTILIZING A FREQUENCY SHIFTING OSCILLATOR FOR GENERATING A RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNAL WHICH IS TRANSMITTED BY A RADIATING MEANS IN A PROPAGATED WAVE AND INTERCEPTED BY A TARGET RESULTING IN A REFLECTED WAVE WHICH IS DETECTED BY A RECEIVING MEANS WHEREIN THE RECEIVED REFLECTED WAVE IS USED TO SHIFT THE OSCILLATOR OPERATING FREQUENCY FOR INDICATING TARGET DETECTION BY A DOPPLER FREQUENCY SHIFT IS SHOWN.