CA1114480A - Methode et appareil d'etalonnage automatique de radio-altimetres - Google Patents

Methode et appareil d'etalonnage automatique de radio-altimetres

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CA1114480A
CA1114480A CA304,243A CA304243A CA1114480A CA 1114480 A CA1114480 A CA 1114480A CA 304243 A CA304243 A CA 304243A CA 1114480 A CA1114480 A CA 1114480A
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signal
transmitted
frequency
altitude
difference
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Robert J. Weber
Roy E. Robertson
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Boeing North American Inc
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Rockwell International Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/02—Systems using reflection of radio waves, e.g. primary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/06—Systems determining position data of a target
    • G01S13/08—Systems for measuring distance only
    • G01S13/32—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated
    • G01S13/34—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal
    • G01S13/345—Systems for measuring distance only using transmission of continuous waves, whether amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated, or unmodulated using transmission of continuous, frequency-modulated waves while heterodyning the received signal, or a signal derived therefrom, with a locally-generated signal related to the contemporaneously transmitted signal using triangular modulation
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
    • G01S7/40—Means for monitoring or calibrating
    • G01S7/4052—Means for monitoring or calibrating by simulation of echoes
    • G01S7/4056—Means for monitoring or calibrating by simulation of echoes specially adapted to FMCW

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Signal Processing (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
CA304,243A 1977-05-26 1978-05-25 Methode et appareil d'etalonnage automatique de radio-altimetres Expired CA1114480A (fr)

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US80068477A 1977-05-26 1977-05-26
US800,684 1977-05-26

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FR (1) FR2392396A1 (fr)
GB (1) GB1589047A (fr)

Families Citing this family (6)

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EP0030053A1 (fr) * 1979-11-30 1981-06-10 The Boeing Company Simulateur de radio-altimètre à faible portée utilisable pour les avions
FR2569857B1 (fr) * 1982-10-13 1988-05-13 Trt Telecom Radio Electr Simulateur de retard variable electriquement pour appareil de mesure de distance a onde continue modulee en frequence
FR2573217B1 (fr) * 1984-11-13 1987-01-23 Trt Telecom Radio Electr Simulateur de retards pour appareil de mesure de distance a onde continue modulee en frequence
DE3830992A1 (de) * 1988-09-12 1990-03-22 Messerschmitt Boelkow Blohm Radarhoehenmesser
JP2003232851A (ja) * 2002-02-08 2003-08-22 Murata Mfg Co Ltd レーダおよびその特性調整方法
GB0506209D0 (en) * 2005-03-29 2005-05-04 Qinetiq Ltd Coherent frequency modulated continuous wave radar

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US3340529A (en) * 1963-06-11 1967-09-05 Sanders Associates Inc Fm altimeter with reduced step error
US3341849A (en) * 1966-01-26 1967-09-12 Bendix Corp Self-calibrating, self-testing radio altimeter
US3403398A (en) * 1967-06-01 1968-09-24 Collins Radio Co Double bounce second signal return filter corrected fmcw radio altimeter
GB1207565A (en) * 1968-07-11 1970-10-07 Standard Telephones Cables Ltd Radio altimeters
US4044355A (en) * 1973-11-20 1977-08-23 Saab-Scania Aktiebolag Measurement of contents of tanks etc. with microwave radiations

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FR2392396A1 (fr) 1978-12-22
FR2392396B1 (fr) 1984-04-20
GB1589047A (en) 1981-05-07

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