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Jamming suppression of spread spectrum antenna/receiver systems
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1997-12-04
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Granted: 2000-10-31
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Expires: 2017-12-04
Abstract
Abstract A jamming suppression system which includes a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations and a separate notch filter coupled to each receiver for filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by each of the receivers. In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of the notch filters extracts essentially jam-free information from the electromagnetic radiations. In accordance with a second embodiment of the invention, a plurality of spatial combiners, each responsive to the outputs of each of the notch filters, extracts essentially jam-free information from the electromagnetic radiations. The notch filters are adaptive notch filters for on-line selection of their filtering action. One of the notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of the notch filters are slave filters controlled by the master filter. In both embodiments, spatial filtering action is accomplished using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial mulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Inventors
- 👤 Jerry D. Holmes
- 👤 Kenneth S. Barron
- 👤 Anthony Reid
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 23:16
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04K; H04K3/00; H04K3/80; H04K3/90; G; G01; G01S; G01S19/00; G01S19/01; G01S19/13; G01S19/21; H04B; H04B1/00; H04B1/69; H04B1/707; H04B1/7097; H04B1/71; H04K3/20; H04K3/22; H04K3/224; H04K3/228
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
85 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: (a) a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; (b) a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto so as to suppress narrowband interference; and (c) a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for suppressing wideband interference so that said system extracts essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
85 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: (a) a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; (b) a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto so as to suppress narrowband interference; and (c) a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for suppressing wideband interference so that said system extracts essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said notch filters are adaptive notch filters for on-line selection of their filtering action.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
94 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto; and a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for extracting essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations; wherein one of said notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of said notch filters are slave filters controlled by said master filter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
94 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto; and a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for extracting essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations; wherein one of said notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of said notch filters are slave filters controlled by said master filter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
110 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto; and a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for extracting essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations; wherein said notch filters are adaptive notch filters for on-line selection of their filtering action; and wherein one of said notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of said notch filters are slave filters controlled by said master filter.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto; and a spatial combiner responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for extracting essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations; wherein said notch filters are adaptive notch filters for on-line selection of their filtering action; and wherein one of said notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of said notch filters are slave filters controlled by said master filter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 1 wherein said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 2 wherein said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 3 wherein said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
51 words
The system of claim 4 wherein said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
92 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: (a) a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; (b) a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto so as to suppress narrowband interference; and (c) a plurality of spatial combiners, each said spatial combiner being responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for suppressing wideband interference so that said system extracts essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
92 words
A jamming suppression system which comprises: (a) a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiations; (b) a plurality of notch filters which are each coupled to a respective one of said receivers, each said notch filter filtering selected frequencies from electromagnetic radiations received by said receiver coupled thereto so as to suppress narrowband interference; and (c) a plurality of spatial combiners, each said spatial combiner being responsive to the outputs of each of said notch filters for suppressing wideband interference so that said system extracts essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiations.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system of claim 9 wherein said notch filters are adaptive notch filters for on-line selection of their filtering action.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 9 wherein one of said notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of said notch filters are slave filters controlled by said master filter.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system of claim 10 wherein one of said notch filters is a master filter and the remainder of said notch filters are slave filters controlled by said master filter.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system of claim 9 wherein each said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system of claim 10 wherein each said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system of claim 11 wherein each said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
52 words
The system of claim 12 wherein each said spatial combiner provides spatial filtering action using a generalized sidelobe canceler that permits gain (relative to an isotropic antenna) to be preserved in the direction of one or more satellites while casting spatial nulls in the directions of inadvertent friendly or hostile jamming signals.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
24 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said notch filters are adaptive notch filters which each effect filtering using an iterative least mean squares technique.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The system of claim 1, wherein said receivers are operable to receive said electromagnetic radiation in a bandwidth corresponding to electromagnetic radiation from global position system (GPS) satellites.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of jamming suppression, comprising the steps of: receiving electromagnetic radiation in each of a plurality of receivers; filtering selected frequencies from said electromagnetic radiation received by each of said receivers using a respective notch filter in a manner effecting suppression of narrowband interference; spatially combining the outputs of each of said notch filters in a manner effecting suppression of wideband interference, so as to extract essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
78 words
A method of jamming suppression, comprising the steps of: receiving electromagnetic radiation in each of a plurality of receivers; filtering selected frequencies from said electromagnetic radiation received by each of said receivers using a respective notch filter in a manner effecting suppression of narrowband interference; spatially combining the outputs of each of said notch filters in a manner effecting suppression of wideband interference, so as to extract essentially jam-free information from said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 19, wherein said filtering step is carried out using an adaptive filtering technique which includes an iterative least mean squares technique.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
48 words
An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiation; a first section operable to temporally suppress narrowband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers; and a second section operable to spatially suppress wideband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
48 words
An apparatus, comprising: a plurality of receivers for receiving electromagnetic radiation; a first section operable to temporally suppress narrowband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers; and a second section operable to spatially suppress wideband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
30 words
The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said first section includes a plurality of notch filters which each filter selected frequencies from an output of a respective one of said receivers.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
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The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said second section includes a spatial combiner which weights and combines a plurality of signals that are each derived from an output of a respective one of said receivers through a respective one of said notch filters.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
24 words
The apparatus of claim 22, wherein said notch filters are adaptive notch filters which each effect filtering using an iterative least mean squares technique.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
35 words
The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said second section includes a spatial combiner which weights and combines a plurality of signals that are each derived from an output of a respective one of said receivers.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 21, wherein said receivers are designed to receive electromagnetic radiation from global positioning system (GPS) satellites.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
43 words
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving electromagnetic radiation in each of a plurality of receivers; temporally suppressing narrowband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers; and spatially suppressing wideband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
43 words
A method, comprising the steps of: receiving electromagnetic radiation in each of a plurality of receivers; temporally suppressing narrowband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers; and spatially suppressing wideband interference present in said electromagnetic radiation received by said receivers.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said step of temporally suppressing is carried out using a plurality of notch filters which each filter selected frequencies from an output of a respective one said receivers.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
39 words
The method of claim 27, wherein said step of spatially suppressing is carried out using a spatial combiner which weights and combines a plurality of signals that are each derived from an output of respective one of said receivers.
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