Adaptive spectrum shaping filter

Claim 2

An adaptive spectrum shaping filter for selectively passing input signals of a preselected frequency to produce filtered output signals, said spectrum shaping filter comprising: a transversal filter having an input for receiving said input signals, an output for producing said output signals, and a plurality of adjustable tap weights; a tap weight computer having first and second inputs and having means for adjusting said tap weights of said transversal filter; a first spectrum-shaping filter coupled between said computer first input and said transversal filter input for filtering said input signals and providing filtered input signals to said tap weight computer; and a second spectrum-shaping filter coupled between said computer second input and said transversal filter output for filtering said output signals and providing filtered output signals to said tap weight computer.

Claim 3

The device of claim 1 in which said spectrum-shaping filters are of like frequency response.

Claim 4

The device of claim 2 in which said spectrum-shaping filters are like notch filters having a common bandwidth.

Claim 5

The device of claim 1 in which said spectrum-shaping filters are notch filters.

Claim 6

A transversal adaptive filter for processing a signal including a plurality of spectral lines including a predetermined spectral line of interest comprising: a transversal filter for performing spectrum-whitening of the signal, said transversal filter having a plurality of adjustable taps for determining a spectral shaping operation on said signal; a bandpass filter having an input for receiving said signal, and an output, the center of the bandwidth of the bandpass region corresponding to the frequency of said predetermined spectral line; and a tap weight computer having an input connected to said output of said bandpass filter, and an output connected to said adjustable taps, said tap weight computer functioning to calculate a set of tap weights for said transversal filter so as to perform spectral whitening of said signal within the spectral bandpass region of the input of said tap weight computer and enhancement of the spectral portion of said signal outside said bandpass region.

Claim 7

A transversal adaptive filter for processing a signal including a plurality of spectral lines including a predetermined spectral line of interest comprising: a transversal filter for performing spectrum-whitening of the signal, said transversal filter having a plurality of adjustable taps for determining a spectral shaping operation on said signal; a bandpass filter having an input for receiving said signal, and an output, the center of the bandwidth of the bandpass region corresponding to the frequency of said predetermined spectral line; and a tap weight computer having an input connected to said output of said bandpass filter, and an output connected to said adjustable taps, said tap weight computer functioning to calculate a set of tap weights for said transversal filter so as to perform spectral whitening of said signal within the spectral bandpass region of the input of said tap weight computer and enhancement of the spectral portion of said signal outside said bandpass region.

Claim 8

An adaptive sampled data filter comprising a transversal filter having a plurality of adjustable tap weights and a correlator-type tap weight computer interfaced with said transversal filter for adjusting the tap weights thereof, said transversal filter having input and output terminal means and said tap weight computer including means by which to set the tap weights of said transversal filter for effecting spectrum-whitening of the spectrum of an input signal applied to said sampled data filter at said transversal filter input terminal means, such that a spectrum-whitened output signal is supplied by said sampled data filter at said transversal filter output terminal means, and a first spectral shaping filter interconnected with said sampled data filter between said transversal filter input terminal means and a first input terminal of said tap weight computer, said first spectral shaping filter receiving the input signal applied to said sampled data filter, and a second spectral shaping filter interconnected with said sampled data filter between said transversal filter output terminal means and a second input terminal of said tap weight computer, said second spectral shaping filter receiving the spectrum-whitened output signal supplied by said sampled data filter, said first and second spectral shaping filters providing filtered input signals to said tap weight computer for preselective spectrum-shaping of the spectrum-whitened output signal supplied by said sampled data filter.

Claim 9

An adaptive sampled data filter comprising a transversal filter having a plurality of adjustable tap weights and a correlator-type tap weight computer interfaced with said transversal filter for adjusting the tap weights thereof, said transversal filter having input and output terminal means and said tap weight computer including means by which to set the tap weights of said transversal filter for effecting spectrum-whitening of the spectrum of an input signal applied to said sampled data filter at said transversal filter input terminal means, such that a spectrum-whitened output signal is supplied by said sampled data filter at said transversal filter output terminal means, and a first spectral shaping filter interconnected with said sampled data filter between said transversal filter input terminal means and a first input terminal of said tap weight computer, said first spectral shaping filter receiving the input signal applied to said sampled data filter, and a second spectral shaping filter interconnected with said sampled data filter between said transversal filter output terminal means and a second input terminal of said tap weight computer, said second spectral shaping filter receiving the spectrum-whitened output signal supplied by said sampled data filter, said first and second spectral shaping filters providing filtered input signals to said tap weight computer for preselective spectrum-shaping of the spectrum-whitened output signal supplied by said sampled data filter.

Claim 10

The device of claim 6, in which said first and second spectral-shaping filters comprise matched first and second band pass/band rejection filters.

Claim 11

The device of claim 7 in which said matched first and second bandpass/band rejection filters comprise like notch filters.