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Method of reducing side lobes of complementary coded pulses in a coherent pulse compression doppler radar receiving system
Assignee: Northrop Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1980-08-29
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Granted: 1982-10-05
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Expires: 2000-08-29
Abstract
Abstract A method of processing doppler signal data to provide time and frequency (therefore phase) coincidence for complementary code pairs of a coherent, pulse compression radar using a weighting of every other echo pulse of a particular range cell to guarantee pulse compression sidelobe cancellation in accordance with complementary code theory.
Inventors
- 👤 James H. Mims
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 12:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/08; G01S13/10; G01S13/26; G01S13/28; G01S13/284
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of receiving sequentially applied radar pulses, alternate ones of which are phase encoded with intervening pulses of a complementary code, comprising switching alternate ones of each of the pulses to provide a first channel for each of the pulses encoded with one of the coomplementary codes and to provide a second channel for each of the pulses encoded with the other of the complementary codes; correlating the pulses in each individual channel to provide a separate matched output for each of the complementary codes; weighting each of the pulses in said first channel to provide a replica substantially corresponding to the amplitude and phase of a predetermined pulse in the second channel, delaying the pulses in the second channel to provide time coincidence with the weighted replicas of the first channel, and combining the weighted replicas of said first channel with pulses of said second channel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
148 words
A method of receiving sequentially applied radar pulses, alternate ones of which are phase encoded with intervening pulses of a complementary code, comprising switching alternate ones of each of the pulses to provide a first channel for each of the pulses encoded with one of the coomplementary codes and to provide a second channel for each of the pulses encoded with the other of the complementary codes; correlating the pulses in each individual channel to provide a separate matched output for each of the complementary codes; weighting each of the pulses in said first channel to provide a replica substantially corresponding to the amplitude and phase of a predetermined pulse in the second channel, delaying the pulses in the second channel to provide time coincidence with the weighted replicas of the first channel, and combining the weighted replicas of said first channel with pulses of said second channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the predetermined pulse in the second channel is combined with the weighted sum of a predetermined plurality of preceding and succeeding pulses in the weighted channel.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the predetermined pulse in the second channel is combined with the weighted sum of at least six alternate echo pulses of said weighted channel.
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