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US4435710A
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System for obscuring antenna sidelobe signals
Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp
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Filing: 1981-03-31
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Granted: 1984-03-06
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Expires: 2001-03-31
Abstract
Abstract The invention comprises a jam resistant radar system. The system comprises a primary radar transmitter which is coupled to a primary antenna having a predominant main beam and sidelobes. A second wide beam antenna is coupled to a second radar transmitter which transmits a signal having a frequency spectrum encompassing the main beam with the power density being substantially equal to the power density of the sidelobes of the primary antenna. The second transmitter is frequency modulated over a spectrum in discrete steps while the primary transmitter is pulse-to-pulse or look-to-look randomly modulated over the spectrum. This prevents a listening jammer positioned in the sidelobes from determining the pulse-to-pulse or look-to-look frequency being used by the primary radar transmitter.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman F. Powell
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:49
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S7/00; G01S7/02; G01S7/36; G01S7/28; G01S7/2813
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A radar system comprising: (a) first means for producing a first pulsed radar signal which is coupled to an antenna to transmit a radar beam having a predominant main beam and sidelobes; (b) a receiver coupled to an antenna to receive signals, having a frequency spectrum substantially equal to the frequency spectrum of said main beam; (c) second means for producing and transmitting a second pulsed radar signal having a power density which is at least substantially equal to the power density of said sidelobes of said radar beam and a frequency spectrum which at least includes the frequency spectrum of said first pulsed radar signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A radar system comprising: (a) first means for producing a first pulsed radar signal which is coupled to an antenna to transmit a radar beam having a predominant main beam and sidelobes; (b) a receiver coupled to an antenna to receive signals, having a frequency spectrum substantially equal to the frequency spectrum of said main beam; (c) second means for producing and transmitting a second pulsed radar signal having a power density which is at least substantially equal to the power density of said sidelobes of said radar beam and a frequency spectrum which at least includes the frequency spectrum of said first pulsed radar signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
85 words
A radar system comprising: (a) a first radar transmitter coupled to an antenna to transmit a first frequency agile radar signal having a predominant main beam and sidelobes; (b) a second frequency agile radar transmitter coupled to a second antenna to transmit a second frequency agile radar signal, said second agile frequency radar signal having a power density which is at least substantially equal to the power density of said sidelobes and a frequency spectrum which includes the frequency spectrum of said first radar signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
85 words
A radar system comprising: (a) a first radar transmitter coupled to an antenna to transmit a first frequency agile radar signal having a predominant main beam and sidelobes; (b) a second frequency agile radar transmitter coupled to a second antenna to transmit a second frequency agile radar signal, said second agile frequency radar signal having a power density which is at least substantially equal to the power density of said sidelobes and a frequency spectrum which includes the frequency spectrum of said first radar signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
A radar system in accordance with claim 2 further including a circulator which couples the output signal of said first radar transmitter to said first antenna and couples said first antenna to said receiver.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A radar system in accordance with claim 2 further including a frequency controller coupled to said first and second radar transmitter to control the frequency of these transmitters.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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