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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2008
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2004
Wesley Dwelly, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vinh N. Adams, Tucson, AZ (US);
Wesley Dwelly, Tucson, AZ (US);
Vinh N. Adams, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A versatile attenuator. The versatile attenuator includes a first mechanism for receiving an input signal. A second mechanism measures the input signal and provides a signal-level indication in response thereto. A third mechanism selectively attenuates the input signal when the signal-level indication surpasses a predetermined threshold and provides an attenuated signal in response thereto. In a more specific embodiment, the third mechanism further provides attenuation information. An additional mechanism then employs the attenuation information and a computer to selectively adjust an output signal of a circuit connected between the computer and the third mechanism to accommodate effects that attenuation of the input signal by the third mechanism has on the output signal.