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Method and apparatus for demodulating time-discrete frequency-modulated signals
Assignee: Siemens AG
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Filing: 1982-11-15
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Granted: 1986-01-28
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Expires: 2002-11-15
Abstract
Abstract Method for demodulating time-discrete frequency-modulated signals. The method includes combining sequential equidistant samples of a signal to be demodulated for deducing the instantaneous frequency of the signal to be demodulated. The improvement includes dividing a first vector sum of samples forming a dividend by a second vector sum of samples forming a divisor. Each sample is a complex number represented by a vector. The vector sum of the dividend has a phase that is offset from the vector sum of the divisor by a phase angle equal to n times pi, wherein n is any integer. The division of the vector sums is advantageously performed by a ROM in which all the division results have been stored and which can be accessed by the divisor and the dividend for quickly obtaining the division result. Delay lines and summing circuits are used for combining the samples into the dividend and the divisor.
Inventors
- 👤 Wolfgang Haussmann
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 02:33
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03D; H03D3/00; H03D3/006; H03D2200/00; H03D2200/0041; H03D2200/006; H03D2200/0062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
Method for demodulating a frequency-modulated signal, wherein said frequency-modulated signal is sampled at equidistant discrete times and several first and second sampled values are added to form first and second vector sums respectively, whereby the selection of the first and second sample values is made under the condition that in a mathematical vector representation of these sample values the difference in phase between the first and second vector sum is n times pi wherein n is any integer, and wherein, for obtaining an output signal which is proportional to the instantaneous frequency of the signal in the region of zero crossings the first vector sum is divided by the second vector sum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
Method for demodulating a frequency-modulated signal, wherein said frequency-modulated signal is sampled at equidistant discrete times and several first and second sampled values are added to form first and second vector sums respectively, whereby the selection of the first and second sample values is made under the condition that in a mathematical vector representation of these sample values the difference in phase between the first and second vector sum is n times pi wherein n is any integer, and wherein, for obtaining an output signal which is proportional to the instantaneous frequency of the signal in the region of zero crossings the first vector sum is divided by the second vector sum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
88 words
Apparatus for demodulating a frequency-modulated signal wherein said frequency-modulated signal is sampled at equidistant discrete times, the apparatus comprising a series circuit to which the signal to be demodulated is applied, the series circuit, which includes delay elements, causing a constant phase-shift at first connection points for forming the first vector sum of sample values with first adders, and at second connection points for forming the second vector sum of sample values with a second adder, and a divider to which the outputs of both adders are conducted.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
88 words
Apparatus for demodulating a frequency-modulated signal wherein said frequency-modulated signal is sampled at equidistant discrete times, the apparatus comprising a series circuit to which the signal to be demodulated is applied, the series circuit, which includes delay elements, causing a constant phase-shift at first connection points for forming the first vector sum of sample values with first adders, and at second connection points for forming the second vector sum of sample values with a second adder, and a divider to which the outputs of both adders are conducted.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the divider comprises a read-only memory in which the division results are stored and which can be addressed by said first and second sums.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the divider comprises a read-only memory in which the division results and the respective associated inverse cosine functions are stored and which can be addressed by said first and second sums.
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