WO2001065276A1 - Dispositif de transpondeur - Google Patents

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WO2001065276A1
WO2001065276A1 PCT/SE2001/000437 SE0100437W WO0165276A1 WO 2001065276 A1 WO2001065276 A1 WO 2001065276A1 SE 0100437 W SE0100437 W SE 0100437W WO 0165276 A1 WO0165276 A1 WO 0165276A1
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transponder device
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Sune Andersson
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Saab Ab
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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
    • G01S13/78—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

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  • the present invention refers to a transponder device, which is arranged to receive a radar pulse and to transmit a response radar pulse depending on the received radar pulse.
  • An encoded interrogation signal activates a transponder device, which is provided on the friendly aircraft and which thereby initiates an automatic transfer of a correctly encoded identification signal.
  • the interrogation signal may, for instance, be transferred at 1,03 GHz and the identification signal at 1,09 GHz.
  • Such transponder devices are thus arranged to receive the interrogation signal at a fixed frequency and to transmit the identification or response signal at another fixed frequency.
  • transponder devices are usually separated from the radar with which they co-operate, i.e. the transponder device receives and transmits at other frequencies than the frequencies at which the radar operates.
  • Corresponding technique is used by civil air traffic control for identifying principally all aircraft within a controlled air space.
  • the civilian radar a so called “Secondary Surveillance Radar", SSR, identifies aircraft individual and its height.
  • SSR Secondary Surveillance Radar
  • One problem with the devices of today is the difficulties to be able to separate friend and foe. I military systems, there are two mam requirements.
  • the transponder device must not be activatable by the opponent to give away the presence of own aircraft or vehicles, nor to support radar line up of a foe. When the transponder responds to an allowed response, the risk should be very low that the opponent gives a response as if it would have been one of the own aircraft.
  • the object of the present invention is to provide a transponder device, which is intended for a radar and by which objects could be identified as belonging to the own vehicles, aircraft or boats. Furthermore, it is aimed at a device fulfilling the two requirements mentioned above. These requirements are to be fulfilled even if a foe get hold of construction basic data or equipment.
  • a transponder device including a receiver unit, which is arranged to receive a radar pulse including an interrogation signal, a processing unit, which includes first means arranged to interpret the interrogation signal, second means arranged to determine if a response is to be transmitted and to generate a response depending on said determination, and third means arranged to generate a response signal from said response, and a transmitter unit, which includes a mixer for generating a response radar pulse and a frequency manipulator for shifting the frequency of the generated response radar pulse, wherein the transmitter unit is arranged to transmit the frequency shifted response radar pulse, wherein the processing unit includes a memory member, which is arranged to store the interrogation signal and which includes a volatile memory.
  • the present invention defines a technique, which makes it possible to extract a correct allowed interrogation pulse and therefrom generate a correct response pulse. Thanks to the proposed volatile memory, the interrogation signal may be processed by digital technique and a response, which depends on the interrogation signal, may be produced or calculated.
  • the response radar pulse may be identified and separated from target echoes and ground returns, so called ground clutter.
  • the frequency of the response radar pulse is suitably shifted so much that the response radar pulse may be discerned and identified by means of a so called Doppler radar.
  • said second means are arranged to generate said response depending on if the interrogation signal includes information fulfilling a certain condition.
  • the interrogation signal can only be responded to by a transponder device, which may find, identify and interpret the interrogation signal and which knows which response is to be produced for the interrogation signal in question.
  • the response may include information about the identity of the one carrying the transponder device.
  • the memory member includes a so called DRFM-unit, i.e. a digital radio frequency memory.
  • the radar pulse may include several bits, which define the identity of the interrogator as well as give a basis for the encrypting of the response.
  • said first means include a demodulating member, which is connected to the memory member and arranged to read a code in the form of a first bit pattern from the interrogation signal.
  • said first means may include a decrypting member for decrypting the first bit pattern.
  • said second means may thereby be arranged to determine if a response is to be given and to generate this response in the form of a second bit pattern from the information included in the first bit pattern. Such a digital processing of the bit patterns may be obtained in a simple and efficient manner by means of said DRFM-unit.
  • said third means may include a modulating member, which is arranged to generate said response by modulating the second bit pattern.
  • Said third means may also include an encrypting member, which is arranged to encrypt the second bit pattern before it is transferred to the modulating member in order to make it more difficult for an unauthorised individual to obtain a correct response to the interrogation signal.
  • the transponder device includes an analog-digital converter unit, which is provided between the receiver unit and the processing unit and is arranged to convert the received, analog interrogation signal to a digital interrogation signal, and a digital-analog converter unit, which is provided between the processing unit and the transmitter unit and is arranged to convert the generated, digital response signal to an analog response signal.
  • the transmitter unit includes a filter, which is provided between the digital-analog converter and the mixer, and is arranged to filtrate over-frequencies.
  • the receiver unit may includes a mixer and a filter arranged to filtrate over-frequencies.
  • An oscillator which is connected to the mixer of the receiver unit and to the mixer of the transmitter unit, and is arranged to provide a frequency adapted to the radar unit with which the transponder device should co-operate.
  • an antenna member is connected to the receiver unit and the transmitter unit via a distribution member, which may include a circulator.
  • Fig 1 discloses a schematic block diagram of a transponder device according to the invention.
  • Fig 2 discloses the transponder device in Fig 1 in co-operation with a radar facility.
  • Fig 2 discloses schematically a radar unit R, which is arranged to co-operate with a transponder device T according to the present invention.
  • the transponder device T may be mounted to a vehicle in the form of a car, a tank, or any other ground-based vehicle.
  • the transponder device T may also be mounted to an aircraft or a ship.
  • Fig 1 discloses schematically the design of the transponder device T.
  • the transponder device includes a receiver unit 1, which is arranged to receive a radar pulse from a radar unit R, for instance as disclosed in Fig 2.
  • the radar pulse includes an analog interrogation signal.
  • the transponder device T includes an analog-digital converter unit 2, which is arranged to convert the analog interrogation signal received by the receiver unit 1 to a digital interrogation signal.
  • the digital interrogation signal is processed in a processing unit 3 of the transponder device T for generating a digital response signal.
  • the digital response signal is converted m a digital-analog converter unit 4 of the transponder device T to an analog response signal.
  • the response signal is processed and transmitted by a transmitter unit 5 back to the radar unit R.
  • the transponder device T also includes an oscillator 6, a distribution member 7, in the form of a circulator, and an antenna member 8, which is arranged to receive the radar pulse from the radar unit R and to transmit a radar pulse to the radar unit R.
  • the receiver unit 1 and the response unit 5 of course may include a respective separate antenna, wherein it can be dispensed with the distribution member 7.
  • the receiver unit 1 includes a mixer 11 and a filter 13.
  • the frequency of the received radar pulse may m a conventional manner be decreased to a manageable level, and by means of the filter, the radar pulse may be filtered m such a way that an identifiable interrogation signal is obtained.
  • This analog interrogation signal is supplied to the analog-digital converter 2 and converted to a digital interrogation signal.
  • the processing unit 3 includes a memory member 31, a demodulating member 32, a decrypting member 33, a determining member 34, an encrypting member 35 and a modulating member 36.
  • the memory member 31 is, in the embodiment disclosed, a volatile memory, and in particular a so called digital radio frequency memory (DRFM) .
  • DRFM digital radio frequency memory
  • the digital radio frequency memory 31 enables an analysis of a radar pulse and, therefore, has to operate at a very high frequency, i.e. the memory 31 should be able to receive and analyse the radar pulse within a time period in the order of 10 ⁇ 7 to 10 ⁇ 10 s.
  • the demodulating member 32, the decrypting member 33, the determining member 34, the encrypting member 35 and the modulating member 36 may be realised by a fast processor 37, a so called CPU, Central Processing Unit.
  • the demodulating member 32 and the modulating member 36 are directly connected to the memory member 31 for co-operation and exchange of data with the memory member 31.
  • the digital interrogation signal which is a digital representation of the interrogation signal, is stored and kept available in the memory member 31. From the memory member 31, the signal is loaded to the demodulating member 32, which is arranged to read a code m the form of a first bit pattern from the interrogation signal. This code is in the embodiment disclosed encrypted, and the first bit pattern is supplied to the decrypting member 33 for decrypting thereof.
  • the decrypting member 33 is connected to the demodulating member 32 and the determining member 34, which is supplied with the decrypted bit pattern in the form of an interrogation. With the aid of the information contained in this interrogation, it is determined if the radar pulse received is to be responded to or not.
  • a response is prepared from the information included in the interrogation and the information about the one carrying the transponder device T.
  • the response so prepared which exists in the form of a second bit pattern, is supplied to the encrypting member 35.
  • the second bit pattern is encrypted and thereafter supplied to the modulating member 36 for modulating the second bit pattern for the generation of a digital modulated response signal.
  • This signal is supplied to and kept available in the memory member 31 for delivering of a response signal with a very short time delay.
  • the digital modulated response signal may be supplied to the digital-analog converter 4, which is arranged to convert the generated, digital response signal to an analog response signal.
  • the analog response signal is transferred to the transmitter unit 5, which includes a filter 51 arranged to filtrate over-frequencies, a mixer 52 and a frequency manipulator 53.
  • the mixer 52 By means of the mixer 52, the response signal is mixed in a radar pulse signal with a suitable frequency.
  • the frequency manipulator 53 the frequency of the radar pulse signal is shifted so much that the it can be received by a Doppler radar and that the response signal can be separated from target echoes and ground clutter.
  • the oscillator 6 is connected to the mixer 11 of the receiver unit 1 and to the mixer 52 of the transmitter unit 5.
  • the oscillator 6 is arranged to adjust the transponder device to the correct frequency range by providing a frequency, which is adapted to the radar unit R with which the transponder device T is to co-operate, i.e. within a frequency range from 2-18 GHz. This means that the frequency of the oscillator 6 is to have a predetermined difference to the frequency of the radar unit R.
  • the transponder device T may be used, not only for identifying vehicles and other objects, but also as ground beacon, where a response including the identity of the ground beacon and possible additional information may be obtained.

Abstract

L'invention a trait à un dispositif de transpondeur renfermant une unité de réception (1), une unité de traitement (3) et une unité de transmission (5). Ladite unité de réception est disposée de manière à recevoir une impulsion radar comprenant un signal d'interrogation. L'unité de traitement comprend un premier dispositif (32, 33) conçu pour interpréter le signal d'interrogation, un second dispositif (34) conçu pour déterminer si une réponse doit être transmise et pour générer une réponse en fonction de ladite détermination, et un troisième dispositif (35, 36) conçu pour générer un signal de réponse à partir de ladite réponse. L'unité de transmission comprend un mélangeur (52) servant à générer une impulsion radar de réponse et un manipulateur de fréquences (53) permettant de déplacer la fréquence de l'impulsion radar de la réponse générée. L'unité de transmission (5) est élaborée pour transmettre l'impulsion radar de réponse de fréquence déplacée.
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