US4910469A
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Demodulator for sampled data FM signals
Assignee: RCA Licensing Corp
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Filing: 1989-05-02
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Granted: 1990-03-20
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Expires: 2009-05-02
Abstract
Abstract A sampled data FM demodulator samples the FM signal at intervals of (2nπ+π/2) radians relative to the FM carrier. Pairs of samples S n and S n+1 are square and multiplied together to generate sample values S n 2 , S n+1 2 and S n S n+1 . These sample values are lowpass filtered in a filter having a cutoff frequency which substantially attentuates at least the second harmonic of the FM carrier. The low pass filtered samples are then combined according to the relation S n S n+1 /√S n 2 S n+1 2 to generate demodulated output samples.
Inventors
- 👤 Minoru Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 03:59
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03D; H03D3/00; H03D3/02; H03D3/006; H03D2200/00; H03D2200/0041; H03D2200/005; H03D2200/006; H03D2200/0062
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
181 words
Apparatus for demodulating a frequency or angle modulated (FM) signal having an unmodulated carrier frequency fo, comprising: a signal input terminal for receiving said FM signal; sampling means coupled to said signal input terminal for providing samples of said FM signal, successive ones of said samples being displaced in time by an interval substantially corresponding to (2nπ+π/2) radians of said carrier frequency (n an integer including zero); means coupled to said sampling means for forming the product of two of said successive ones of said samples and for forming the respective squares of each of said two of said successive ones of said samples; filter means, coupled to said means for forming said product and said squares for providing filtered versions of said product and squares, wherein frequency components above said carrier frequency are significantly attenuated relative to frequency components below said carrier frequency; means including divider means coupled to said filter means and responsive to said filtered product and said filtered squares, for dividing said filtered product by a function of said filtered squares to produce a demodulated output sample.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
181 words
Apparatus for demodulating a frequency or angle modulated (FM) signal having an unmodulated carrier frequency fo, comprising: a signal input terminal for receiving said FM signal; sampling means coupled to said signal input terminal for providing samples of said FM signal, successive ones of said samples being displaced in time by an interval substantially corresponding to (2nπ+π/2) radians of said carrier frequency (n an integer including zero); means coupled to said sampling means for forming the product of two of said successive ones of said samples and for forming the respective squares of each of said two of said successive ones of said samples; filter means, coupled to said means for forming said product and said squares for providing filtered versions of said product and squares, wherein frequency components above said carrier frequency are significantly attenuated relative to frequency components below said carrier frequency; means including divider means coupled to said filter means and responsive to said filtered product and said filtered squares, for dividing said filtered product by a function of said filtered squares to produce a demodulated output sample.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein said means including dividing means comprises: means for generating respective quotients corresponding to said filtered product divided by each of said squares; and means for summing said respective quotients.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
60 words
The apparatus set forth in claim 1 wherein said means including dividing means comprises: means responsive to said filtered squares for generating a square root value of a product of said filtered squares; and means, responsive to said filtered product and said square root value for generating a quotient corresponding to said filtered product divided by said square root value.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
170 words
Apparatus for demodulating an FM signal having a carrier frequency fo, comprising: an FM signal input terminal; sampling means coupled to said FM signal input terminal for generating samples representing said FM signal, successive ones (S n , S n+1 )of said samples representing amplitudes of said FM signal separated in time by intervals substantially responding to (2nπ+π/2) radians of said carrier frequency fo; means coupled to said sampling means for forming products (S n S n+1 ) of pairs of said successive ones of samples and for forming squares (S n 2 , S n+1 2 ) of each sample of said pairs; means for lowpass filtering said products of pairs of samples and squares of samples; and means, responsive to the lowpass filtered products (S n S n+1 ) LP and lowpass filtered squares (S n 2 , S n+1 2 ) LP for generating output samples according to the relation (S n S n+ ) LP /√(S n 2 ) LP (S n+ 2 ) LP .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
170 words
Apparatus for demodulating an FM signal having a carrier frequency fo, comprising: an FM signal input terminal; sampling means coupled to said FM signal input terminal for generating samples representing said FM signal, successive ones (S n , S n+1 )of said samples representing amplitudes of said FM signal separated in time by intervals substantially responding to (2nπ+π/2) radians of said carrier frequency fo; means coupled to said sampling means for forming products (S n S n+1 ) of pairs of said successive ones of samples and for forming squares (S n 2 , S n+1 2 ) of each sample of said pairs; means for lowpass filtering said products of pairs of samples and squares of samples; and means, responsive to the lowpass filtered products (S n S n+1 ) LP and lowpass filtered squares (S n 2 , S n+1 2 ) LP for generating output samples according to the relation (S n S n+ ) LP /√(S n 2 ) LP (S n+ 2 ) LP .
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