GB654959A - Improvements in high frequency systems particularly for object detection and warning - Google Patents
Improvements in high frequency systems particularly for object detection and warningInfo
- Publication number
- GB654959A GB654959A GB23085/44A GB2308544A GB654959A GB 654959 A GB654959 A GB 654959A GB 23085/44 A GB23085/44 A GB 23085/44A GB 2308544 A GB2308544 A GB 2308544A GB 654959 A GB654959 A GB 654959A
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- United Kingdom
- Prior art keywords
- frequency
- signal
- amplifier
- output
- local oscillator
- 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.)
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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
- G01S13/50—Systems of measurement based on relative movement of target
- G01S13/52—Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds
- G01S13/536—Discriminating between fixed and moving objects or between objects moving at different speeds using transmission of continuous unmodulated waves, amplitude-, frequency-, or phase-modulated waves
Abstract
654,959. Automatic frequency control systems. SPERRY GYROSCOPE CO., Inc. Nov. 20, 1944, No. 23085. Convention date, Nov. 24, 1943. [Class 38 (iv)] [Also in Group XL (c)] In an ultra high-frequency radio system for the detection of moving objects, as shown in Fig. 1, a signal is radiated from a directional antenna 23 energized by an electron tube oscillator 11 of the velocity modulated reflex type, the signal frequency being adjustable by variation of the voltage applied to the reflector electrode 16 by the tapped voltage divider 18. An object passing through the signal beam reflects a signal 61 to the directional antenna 24 which also receives a weak direct signal 62 from the transmitting antenna. The reflected signal varies slightly in frequency from the transmitted signal by an amount depending on the velocity of the moving object towards or away from the transmitting antenna, according to the Doppler effect. The reflected and direct, signals combine to feed a signal, weakly amplitude and frequency modulated at the Doppler difference frequency, to the mixer 26 where it is combined with the output of a velocity modulated reflex local oscillator 28 to produce an amplitude modulated intermediate frequency which is fed to the amplifier 35, detector-amplifier 40, and indicator 50. The frequency modulation is negligible. The amplified I.F. signal is also applied to a discriminator tuned to the amplifier frequency, the output of which is combined with a steady voltage from tapped voltage divider 53 and the resultant applied to the reflector electrode 34 of the local oscillator 28, automatically controlling its frequency to maintain the I.F. frequency constant. A switch 49 enables the polarity of the discriminator output to be reversed so that the local oscillator frequency may be controlled with stability at a value either above or below the signal frequency. The local oscillator is adjusted so that when equilibrium is reached, its controlled frequency is such as to produce an I.F. displaced slightly from the frequency to which the amplifier is tuned and at which the discriminator output is zero. The discriminator output accordingly varies with the amplitude modulation of the signal, thus frequency modulating the I.F. signal at the Doppler frequency. As the mean intermediate frequency lies on the sloping part of the I.F. amplifier response curve, the F.M. is converted into strengthened A.M. to reinforce the original A.M. of the received signal, and a regenerative action takes place to considerably increase the percentage A.M. of the signal, which operates the indicator 50. In a modification (Fig. 7, not shown), the output of the I.F. amplifier is rectified to produce a weak signal at the Doppler frequency which is applied through a high-pass filter to frequency modulate the local oscillator. The I.F. output is also applied through a limiter to a discriminator providing a Doppler frequency signal which is amplified to operate the indicator, and also a unidirectional signal which is applied through a low-pass filter to the reflex electrode of the local oscillator to maintain constant the average intermediate signal frequency.
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US654959XA | 1943-11-24 | 1943-11-24 |
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GB654959A true GB654959A (en) | 1951-07-04 |
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GB23085/44A Expired GB654959A (en) | 1943-11-24 | 1944-11-20 | Improvements in high frequency systems particularly for object detection and warning |
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Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1215409B (en) * | 1958-09-08 | 1966-04-28 | Gen Motors Corp | Device for monitoring the speed of road vehicles |
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- 1944-11-20 GB GB23085/44A patent/GB654959A/en not_active Expired
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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DE1215409B (en) * | 1958-09-08 | 1966-04-28 | Gen Motors Corp | Device for monitoring the speed of road vehicles |
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