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System for controlling phase and gain errors in an i/q direct conversion receiver
Assignee: Boeing North American Inc
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Filing: 1991-01-24
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Granted: 1993-07-20
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Expires: 2011-01-24
Abstract
Abstract A system for detecting and controlling gain and phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and are a function of a phase angle θ. The system operates by generating I' and Q' signals which correspond to sin(2θ) and cos(2θ). These I' and Q' signals are then normalized with respect to signal amplitude and filtered to produce signals DC I and DC Q corresponding to their DC components. The resulting signals DC I and DC Q have been discovered to be separately correlated with the gain and phase errors, respectively, and are used in adjusting the original I and Q baseband signal components to correct for any such errors existing between them.
Inventors
- 👤 Roger K. Loper
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 00:36
CPC Classifications
H; H03; H03D; H03D1/00; H03D1/22; H03D1/2245; H03D3/00; H03D3/007; H03D3/008; H04; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/06; H04B1/16; H04B1/30; H03D2200/00; H03D2200/0001; H03D2200/0025; H03D2200/0029; H03D2200/0041; H03D2200/005; H03D7/00; H03D7/16; H03D7/165
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 41
Claim 1
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for controlling phase and gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming new I' and Q' signals which correspond to expressions sin(2θ) and cos(2θ) from said I and Q components; (b) means for normalizing said I' and Q' signals with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce normalized signals I'' and Q''; (c) means for filtering said I'' and Q'' signals in order to generate signals DC I and DC Q corresponding to DC components of said I'' and Q'' signals; and (d) means for said correcting for gain and phase errors between said I and Q components based on values of said DC I and DC Q signals.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for controlling phase and gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming new I' and Q' signals which correspond to expressions sin(2θ) and cos(2θ) from said I and Q components; (b) means for normalizing said I' and Q' signals with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce normalized signals I'' and Q''; (c) means for filtering said I'' and Q'' signals in order to generate signals DC I and DC Q corresponding to DC components of said I'' and Q'' signals; and (d) means for said correcting for gain and phase errors between said I and Q components based on values of said DC I and DC Q signals.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 1, in which said means for forming the new I' and Q' signals includes means for forming signals substantially corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 which represent said sin(2θ) and said cos(2θ).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
The system of claim 2, in which said means for normalizing said I' and Q' signals includes means for dividing said I' and Q' signals by a signal corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 which represents signal magnitude.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 2, in which said means for filtering said I'' and Q'' signals includes a pair of low-pass filters for separately filtering said I'' and Q'' signals.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
43 words
The system of claim 2, in which said means for correcting for said gain and phase errors includes means for forming a signal corresponding to an expression K 1 Q+K 2 I where: K.sub.1 =1/(1+g)cos p, K.sub.2 =tan p , q=2DC.sub.I and p=2DC.sub.Q.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of controlling gain and phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating new I' and Q' signals from said I and Q components which are in quadrature and are a function of a phase angle 2θ; (b) normalizing said I' and Q' signals with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce normalized signals I'' and Q''; (c) low-pass filtering said I'' and Q'' signals in order to generate DC I and DC Q signals which correspond to DC components of said I'' and Q'' signals; and (d) adjusting gain and phase relationship between said I and Q components in order to correct for said gain or phase errors based on the values of the said DC I and DC Q signals.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
158 words
A method of controlling gain and phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating new I' and Q' signals from said I and Q components which are in quadrature and are a function of a phase angle 2θ; (b) normalizing said I' and Q' signals with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce normalized signals I'' and Q''; (c) low-pass filtering said I'' and Q'' signals in order to generate DC I and DC Q signals which correspond to DC components of said I'' and Q'' signals; and (d) adjusting gain and phase relationship between said I and Q components in order to correct for said gain or phase errors based on the values of the said DC I and DC Q signals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 6, in which said step of generating the I' and Q' signals is performed by forming signals corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 which represent sin(2θ) and cos(2θ).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 6, in which said step of normalizing said I' and Q' signals is performed by dividing said I' and Q' signals by a signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 which represents signal magnitude.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of detecting and quantifying gain and phase mismatch errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating I' and Q' signals substantially corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 ; (b) normalizing said I' and Q' signals with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce normalized I'' and Q'' signals; and (c) low-pass filtering said I'' and Q'' signals in order to produce DC I and DC Q signals which are indicative of said gain and phase errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
113 words
A method of detecting and quantifying gain and phase mismatch errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating I' and Q' signals substantially corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 ; (b) normalizing said I' and Q' signals with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce normalized I'' and Q'' signals; and (c) low-pass filtering said I'' and Q'' signals in order to produce DC I and DC Q signals which are indicative of said gain and phase errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method of claim 9, in which said step of normalizing said I' and Q' signals includes the step of separately dividing said I' and Q' signals by a signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 .
Claim 14
Independent Claim
116 words
A system for controlling phase and gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming I' and Q' signals corresponding to the expressions sin(2θ) and cos(2θ); (b) means for filtering said I' and Q' signals in order to generate signals DC I and DC Q corresponding to DC components of said I' and Q' signals; and (c) means for correcting for said phase and gain errors between said I and Q signal components based on values of said DC I and DC Q signals.
Claim 15
Independent Claim
116 words
A system for controlling phase and gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming I' and Q' signals corresponding to the expressions sin(2θ) and cos(2θ); (b) means for filtering said I' and Q' signals in order to generate signals DC I and DC Q corresponding to DC components of said I' and Q' signals; and (c) means for correcting for said phase and gain errors between said I and Q signal components based on values of said DC I and DC Q signals.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
39 words
The system of claim 11, in which said means for forming the I' and Q' signal components includes means for forming signals substantially corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 which represent said sin(2θ) and said cos(2θ).
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 12, further including means for normalizing said I' and Q' signals by separately dividing said I' and Q' signals by a signal corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 which represents signal magnitude.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system of claim 12, in which said means for filtering includes a pair of low-pass filters for separately filtering said I' and Q' signals.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of detecting and quantifying gain and phase errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating I' and Q' signals substantially corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 ; and (b) low-pass filtering said I' and Q' signals in order to produce DC I and DC Q signals which are indicative of said gain and phase errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
91 words
A method of detecting and quantifying gain and phase errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating I' and Q' signals substantially corresponding to expressions 2IQ and I 2 -Q 2 ; and (b) low-pass filtering said I' and Q' signals in order to produce DC I and DC Q signals which are indicative of said gain and phase errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 15, further including the step of normalizing said I' and Q' signals by separately dividing said I' and Q' signals by a signal corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 representing signal magnitude.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
126 words
A system for controlling phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a new Q' signal which corresponds to expression sin(2θ) from said I and Q components; (b) means for normalizing said Q'signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized signal Q''; (c) means for low-pass filtering said Q'' signal in order to generate a signal DC Q corresponding to DC component of said Q'' signal; and (d) means for correcting for said phase errors between said I and Q components based on value of said DC Q signal.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
126 words
A system for controlling phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a new Q' signal which corresponds to expression sin(2θ) from said I and Q components; (b) means for normalizing said Q'signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized signal Q''; (c) means for low-pass filtering said Q'' signal in order to generate a signal DC Q corresponding to DC component of said Q'' signal; and (d) means for correcting for said phase errors between said I and Q components based on value of said DC Q signal.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
31 words
The system of claim 17, in which said means for forming the new Q' signal includes means for forming a signal substantially corresponding to an expression 2IQ which represents said sin(2θ).
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 18, in which said means for normalizing said Q' signal includes means for dividing said Q' signal by a signal corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 which represents signal magnitude.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
130 words
A system for controlling gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a new I' signal which corresponds to an expression cos(2θ) from said I and Q components; (b) means for normalizing said I' signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized signal I''; (c) means for low-pass filtering said I'' signal in order to generate a signal DC I corresponding to a DC component of said I'' signal; and (d) means for correcting for said gain errors between said I and Q components based on a value of said DC I signal.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
130 words
A system for controlling gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a new I' signal which corresponds to an expression cos(2θ) from said I and Q components; (b) means for normalizing said I' signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized signal I''; (c) means for low-pass filtering said I'' signal in order to generate a signal DC I corresponding to a DC component of said I'' signal; and (d) means for correcting for said gain errors between said I and Q components based on a value of said DC I signal.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
34 words
The system of claim 20, in which said means for forming the new I' signal includes means for forming a signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 -Q 2 which represents said cos(2θ).
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 21, in which said means for normalizing said I' signal includes means for dividing said I' signal by a signal corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 which represents signal magnitude.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of detecting and quantifying phase errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a Q' signal substantially corresponding to an expression 2IQ; (b) normalizing said Q' signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized Q'' signal; and (c) low-pass filtering said Q'' signal in order to produce a DC Q signal which is indicative of said phase errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
95 words
A method of detecting and quantifying phase errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating a Q' signal substantially corresponding to an expression 2IQ; (b) normalizing said Q' signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized Q'' signal; and (c) low-pass filtering said Q'' signal in order to produce a DC Q signal which is indicative of said phase errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 23, in which said step of normalizing the Q' signal includes the step of dividing said Q' signal by a signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 .
Claim 33
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of detecting and quantifying gain errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating an I' signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 -Q 2 ; (b) normalizing said I' signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized I'' signal; and (c) low-pass filtering said I'' signal in order to produce a DC I signal which is indicative of said gain errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
99 words
A method of detecting and quantifying gain errors between signal channels in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature, said method comprising the steps of: (a) generating an I' signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 -Q 2 ; (b) normalizing said I' signal with respect to signal amplitude in order to produce a normalized I'' signal; and (c) low-pass filtering said I'' signal in order to produce a DC I signal which is indicative of said gain errors in said direct conversion receiver.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 25, in which said step of normalizing said I' signal includes the step of dividing said I' signal by a signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 +Q 2 .
Claim 36
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for controlling phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a Q' signal corresponding to an expression sin(2θ); (b) means for low-pass filtering said Q' signal in order to to generate a signal DC Q corresponding to a DC component of said Q' signal; and (c) means for correcting for said phase errors between said I and Q signal components based on a value of said DC Q signal.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for controlling phase errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a Q' signal corresponding to an expression sin(2θ); (b) means for low-pass filtering said Q' signal in order to to generate a signal DC Q corresponding to a DC component of said Q' signal; and (c) means for correcting for said phase errors between said I and Q signal components based on a value of said DC Q signal.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 27, in which said means for forming said Q' signal includes means for forming a signal substantially corresponding to an expression 2IQ which represents said sin(2θ).
Claim 39
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for controlling gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a I' signal corresponding to an expression cos(2θ); (b) means for low-pass filtering said I' signal in order to to generate a signal DC I corresponding to a DC component of said I' signal; and (c) means for correcting for said gain errors between said I and Q signal components based on a value of said DC I signal.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
104 words
A system for controlling gain errors in a direct conversion receiver having a pair of signal channels carrying I and Q baseband signal components which are in quadrature and which are a function of a phase angle θ, said system comprising: (a) means for forming a I' signal corresponding to an expression cos(2θ); (b) means for low-pass filtering said I' signal in order to to generate a signal DC I corresponding to a DC component of said I' signal; and (c) means for correcting for said gain errors between said I and Q signal components based on a value of said DC I signal.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
33 words
The system of claim 29, in which said means for forming said I' signal includes means for forming a signal substantially corresponding to an expression I 2 -Q 2 which represents said cos(2θ).
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