GB581169A - Improvements relating to measurement of distances of obstacles by radio electric waves - Google Patents
Improvements relating to measurement of distances of obstacles by radio electric wavesInfo
- Publication number
- GB581169A GB581169A GB1669841A GB1669841A GB581169A GB 581169 A GB581169 A GB 581169A GB 1669841 A GB1669841 A GB 1669841A GB 1669841 A GB1669841 A GB 1669841A GB 581169 A GB581169 A GB 581169A
- Authority
- GB
- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- frequency
- oscillator
- amplifier
- modulator
- condenser
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired
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Classifications
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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
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- Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
- Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
- Remote Sensing (AREA)
- Signal Processing (AREA)
- Computer Networks & Wireless Communication (AREA)
- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
- Measurement Of Velocity Or Position Using Acoustic Or Ultrasonic Waves (AREA)
- Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
Abstract
581,169. Radiolocation. STANDARD TELEPHONES & CABLES, Ltd. (International Standard Electric Corporation). Dec. 26, 1941, No. 16698. [Class 40 (v)] In a system in which the transmitted wave is frequency modulated and the reflected wave is heterodyned with the contemporaneous transmitted wave, the beat frequency is measured by a frequency analyser that permits simultaneous or successive measurement of several frequencies corresponding to different obstacles. The transmitter consists of an oscillator 2 feeding a directive autenna 1 and may operate at a wave length of 17 cm. modulated through an amplifier 4 by a frequency varying linearly from 18 to 20 megacycles. The modulation oscillator 31 comprises a rotating condenser driven by a motor 38. The receiver system comprises a receiving autenna 6 which feeds a detector 8 tuned to the wave length of 17 cm., the frequency band width permitting reception of the modulation band from 18 to 20 megacycles. The detector 8 is followed by a selective amplifier 9 and a modulator 11 which also receives energy tapped from the amplifier 4 by way of an amplifier 10. The beat frequency, which is proportional to the distance of the reflecting object, is obtained at the output of the modulator 11 and is passed through a low pass filter 12 to a low frequency amplifier 13. The output of this amplifier is passed to a frequency analyser comprising a regulation attenuator 15 followed by a separator 16 which feeds two circuits, the upper manually controlled reading circuit and the lower automatic scanning device. The latter comprises a modulator 23 which is fed from a variable frequency heterodyne oscillator 27 and by the frequency to be analysed. The frequency of the oscillator 27 is continuously varied by means of a rotating variable condenser 33. The output of the modulator 23 is fed via a selective amplifier 24 to one pair of plates of a cathode rayoscillograph 25, the other pair of plates of which is connected to a scanning circuit 29 controlled by the contacts of a switch 35 mounted on the same shaft as the condenser 33. A circuit 28 controlled by a switch 34 on the condenser shaft suppresses the cathode beam so that it only exists while the frequency of the oscillator 27 is decreasing and is extinguished while this frequency is increasing its positive value for the next scanning. Switches 36, 37 close circuits at given moments of the condenser variation cycle so as to produce on the oscillograph screen a series of dashes to constitute a distance scale. One or more obstacles corresponding to one or more beat frequencies may thereby be detected and their distances read off on the scale of the oscillograph. For determining the distance of an object with greater precision a modulator 17 is fed from the separating circuit 16 and also from a manually controlled heterodyne oscillator 18. The output is passed via a selective amplifier 20 with a narrow pass band to a measuring instrument 22. The frequency of the oscillator 18 is varied to obtain a predetermined fixed frequency output, the oscillator frequency then being a measure of the beat frequency and therefore of the distance of the reflecting object and the instrument 22 giving an indication of the intensity of the reflected wave.
Priority Applications (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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FR958876D FR958876A (en) | 1941-12-26 | ||
GB1669841A GB581169A (en) | 1941-12-26 | 1941-12-26 | Improvements relating to measurement of distances of obstacles by radio electric waves |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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GB1669841A GB581169A (en) | 1941-12-26 | 1941-12-26 | Improvements relating to measurement of distances of obstacles by radio electric waves |
Publications (1)
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GB581169A true GB581169A (en) | 1946-10-03 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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GB1669841A Expired GB581169A (en) | 1941-12-26 | 1941-12-26 | Improvements relating to measurement of distances of obstacles by radio electric waves |
Country Status (2)
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FR (1) | FR958876A (en) |
GB (1) | GB581169A (en) |
Families Citing this family (1)
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FR2965480B1 (en) | 2010-09-30 | 2013-03-08 | Oreal | ANCHORED FLUID FILTRANT COMPOSITION WITHOUT C1-C5 ALKANOL COMPRISING A LIPOPHILIC POLYAMIDE POLYCONDENSATE AND A VOLATILE ALKANE |
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- FR FR958876D patent/FR958876A/fr not_active Expired
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- 1941-12-26 GB GB1669841A patent/GB581169A/en not_active Expired
Also Published As
Publication number | Publication date |
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FR958876A (en) | 1950-03-21 |
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