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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 28, 2016
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Howard D. Tetrault, Melbourne, FL (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system and related method is disclosed for determining a range between a single antenna array and a surface. The system includes a source generator configured to generate a source signal, a coupler, a circulator, a mixer, and a digital signal processor. The source generator generates a frequency modulated continuous wave source signal. The coupler splits the source signal into a transmission signal and a coupled signal. The circulator receives the transmission signal from the coupler, outputs the transmission signal to an antenna, and receives a reception signal from the antenna, which may be a reflection of the transmission signal from the surface. The mixer mixes the reception signal from the circulator and the coupled signal from the coupler to generate a low frequency return signal. The digital signal processor determines a range between the antenna and the surface based on the low frequency return signal.
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