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Radar doppler processor using a fast orthogonalization network

Assignee: Government of the United States of America
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Filing: 1985-10-15
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Granted: 1986-08-05
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Expires: 2005-10-15
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Abstract

Abstract A radar doppler processor, comprising M, M=N-1, tap delay lines; N digital multipliers; a N-point fast fourier transform network; and a fast orthogonalizing network to orthogonalize each subband output signal to eliminate cross-correlations between all output signals.

Inventors

  • 👤 Karl Gerlach

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-01 10:10
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/50; G01S13/52; G01S13/522; G01S13/524; G01S13/526

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A radar doppler processor using a fast orthogonalization network, comprising: a radar echo signal input; M, M=N-1, Tap delay lines, for obtaining a set of N consecutive samples of said radar echo signal input, sampled at a rate of the radar system's pulse repetition rate; N digital multipliers to apply a weighting function, 1/a n , to each of said N consecutive samples, wherein ##EQU6## a N-point Fast Fourier Transform network for dividing the weighted samples into a set of doppler frequency subband signals and generating a separate subband output signal for each of the subbands; and a fast orthogonalizing network to orthogonalize each of said subband output signals to eliminate cross-correlations between all output signals.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
A radar doppler processor using a fast orthogonalization network, comprising: a radar echo signal input; M, M=N-1, Tap delay lines, for obtaining a set of N consecutive samples of said radar echo signal input, sampled at a rate of the radar system's pulse repetition rate; N digital multipliers to apply a weighting function, 1/a n , to each of said N consecutive samples, wherein ##EQU6## a N-point Fast Fourier Transform network for dividing the weighted samples into a set of doppler frequency subband signals and generating a separate subband output signal for each of the subbands; and a fast orthogonalizing network to orthogonalize each of said subband output signals to eliminate cross-correlations between all output signals.
Claim 3
Independent Claim 71 words
A method of implementing a matched clutter filter in a dynamic signal environment, comprising the steps of: sampling the input radar echo signal at the system pulse repetition rate to obtain a set of N consecutive samples; weighting said N consecutive samples; Fast fourier transforming said weighted samples into a set of doppler frequency subband signals; and orthogonalizing the set of doppler frequency subband signals to eliminate cross-correlations between all signals.
Claim 4
Independent Claim 71 words
A method of implementing a matched clutter filter in a dynamic signal environment, comprising the steps of: sampling the input radar echo signal at the system pulse repetition rate to obtain a set of N consecutive samples; weighting said N consecutive samples; Fast fourier transforming said weighted samples into a set of doppler frequency subband signals; and orthogonalizing the set of doppler frequency subband signals to eliminate cross-correlations between all signals.

References Cited (Backward Citations)

US4190895A Cited
US4459592A Cited

USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1989-08-04 1990-02-03 1990-08-05 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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