CA1186783A - Pulse arrival time determining device, use thereof in distance-measuring equipment and measuring equipment comprising such a device - Google Patents

Pulse arrival time determining device, use thereof in distance-measuring equipment and measuring equipment comprising such a device

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CA1186783A
CA1186783A CA000393757A CA393757A CA1186783A CA 1186783 A CA1186783 A CA 1186783A CA 000393757 A CA000393757 A CA 000393757A CA 393757 A CA393757 A CA 393757A CA 1186783 A CA1186783 A CA 1186783A
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input
comparator
time
noise
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Joseph Hetyei
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Thales SA
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Thomson CSF SA
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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
    • G01S13/74—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/76—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted
    • G01S13/767—Responders; Transponders
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R29/00—Arrangements for measuring or indicating electric quantities not covered by groups G01R19/00 - G01R27/00
    • G01R29/02—Measuring characteristics of individual pulses, e.g. deviation from pulse flatness, rise time or duration
    • G01R29/027—Indicating that a pulse characteristic is either above or below a predetermined value or within or beyond a predetermined range of values
    • G01R29/0276—Indicating that a pulse characteristic is either above or below a predetermined value or within or beyond a predetermined range of values the pulse characteristic being rise time
    • 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
    • G01S13/74—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems
    • G01S13/76—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted
    • G01S13/78—Systems using reradiation of radio waves, e.g. secondary radar systems; Analogous systems wherein pulse-type signals are transmitted discriminating between different kinds of targets, e.g. IFF-radar, i.e. identification of friend or foe
    • G01S13/785—Distance Measuring Equipment [DME] systems
    • 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
    • G01S7/28—Details of pulse systems
    • G01S7/285—Receivers
    • G01S7/292—Extracting wanted echo-signals
    • G01S7/2921—Extracting wanted echo-signals based on data belonging to one radar period

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
CA000393757A 1981-01-09 1982-01-08 Pulse arrival time determining device, use thereof in distance-measuring equipment and measuring equipment comprising such a device Expired CA1186783A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

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FR8100315A FR2497958A1 (fr) 1981-01-09 1981-01-09 Dispositif de determination de l'instant d'arrivee d'impulsions, utilisation dans un equipement de mesure de distances et equipement de mesure comportant un tel dispositif
FR8100315 1981-01-09

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CA1186783A true CA1186783A (en) 1985-05-07

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EP (1) EP0058095B1 ( )
JP (1) JPS57136177A ( )
CA (1) CA1186783A ( )
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FR2497958A1 (fr) 1982-07-16
US4518964A (en) 1985-05-21
JPS57136177A (en) 1982-08-23
EP0058095A1 (fr) 1982-08-18
EP0058095B1 (fr) 1986-07-23
DE3272055D1 (en) 1986-08-28

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