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US4355368A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Adaptive correlator

Assignee: United States Department of the Navy
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Filing: 1980-10-06
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Granted: 1982-10-19
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Expires: 2000-10-06
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Abstract

Abstract A correlator which is capable of correlating two or more signals of unknown frequency and bandwidth receives inputs on each of two or more channels. For the case of a two-channel, or pairwise, correlator the two channels are designated a first channel and a second channel. For the pairwise correlator, a first adaptive linear predictive (ALP) filter filters the input signal from the first channel and a second ALP filter filters the input signal from the second channel, the two output signals of the filters being x(k) and y(k). The adaptive linear predictive filter is an adaptive time-domain digital filter which adapts its impulse response according to a certain algorithm. The filter output represents an adaptive linear predictive estimate of the current input value, based on many past inputs. The input signals to the two channels of the pairwise correlator may correspond to sensor outputs from two or more widely separated sensors. The two output signals x(k) and y(k), are correlated in a pairwise correlator to result in a signal which corresponds to an estimate of the magnitude-squared coherence between the signal x(k) and a time-delayed, frequency-shifted, version of the signal y(k).

Inventors

  • 👤 James R. Zeidler
  • 👤 John M. McCool
  • 👤 Bernard Widrow

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 12:05
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03H; H03H21/00; H03H21/0012; H03H21/0025; G; G06; G06F; G06F17/00; G06F17/10; G06F17/15; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S367/00; Y10S367/901

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim 72 words
An adaptive correlator for correlating a plurality of N input signals, each signal traversing its own channel, comprising: a plurality of N adaptive linear predictive (ALP) means for filtering, each having an input and an output, for receiving the input signals in their respective channels and adaptively filtering them; and means having N inputs which are connected to the outputs of the N adaptive filtering means, for correlating its N input signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 72 words
An adaptive correlator for correlating a plurality of N input signals, each signal traversing its own channel, comprising: a plurality of N adaptive linear predictive (ALP) means for filtering, each having an input and an output, for receiving the input signals in their respective channels and adaptively filtering them; and means having N inputs which are connected to the outputs of the N adaptive filtering means, for correlating its N input signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 49 words
The adaptive correlator according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of N fast Fourier transform (FFT) devices, each having an input and an output, for receiving and transforming their input signals, the outputs of the N FFT devices being connected to the inputs of the N ALP filters.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 96 words
An adaptive correlator for correlating a plurality of N input signals, each signal traversing its own channel, comprising: a plurality of N adaptive linear predictive (ALP) means for filtering, each having an input and an output, for receiving the input signals in their respective channels and adaptively filtering them; a plurality of N FFT devices, each having an input and an output, whose inputs are connected to the outputs of the N ALP filters; and means having N inputs which are connected to the outputs of the N FFT devices, for correlating its N input signals.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 96 words
An adaptive correlator for correlating a plurality of N input signals, each signal traversing its own channel, comprising: a plurality of N adaptive linear predictive (ALP) means for filtering, each having an input and an output, for receiving the input signals in their respective channels and adaptively filtering them; a plurality of N FFT devices, each having an input and an output, whose inputs are connected to the outputs of the N ALP filters; and means having N inputs which are connected to the outputs of the N FFT devices, for correlating its N input signals.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-10-18 1986-04-19 1986-10-19 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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