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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:
Dec. 15, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 29, 1985
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard W Johnson, Port Richey, FL (US);
Assignee:
Hercules Defense Electronics, Inc., Clearwater, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ; G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
342200 ; 342174 ; 331-4 ;
Abstract
Range resolution in an FMCW radar system is achieved by providing a periodic linear frequency sweep. The present invention assures the linearity of this sweep by using a negative feedback circuit which includes means for obtaining 16 sequential instantaneous frequency versus time slope measurements during each sweep cycle, generating a set of 16 sequential error signals and a corresponding set of correction voltages, and applying these correction voltages to the sweep drive voltage used to drive the voltage controlled oscillator that generates the frequency swept output signal.