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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2008
G. Patrick Martin, Merritt Island, FL (US);
G. Patrick Martin, Merritt Island, FL (US);
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Abstract
Methods () for determining a reference signal (V). The methods involve () sensing at a first location along the transmission media () a first signal (V) propagated thereover in a forward direction and a second signal (V) propagated thereover in a reverse direction opposed from the forward direction. The second signal being a reflected version of the first signal. A sum signal (S) is determined () by adding the first and second signals together. A difference signal (D) is determined () by subtracting the second signal from the first signal. Thereafter, a first exponentiation signal (E) is determined () using S. A second exponentiation signal (E) is determined () using D. The first exponentiation signal is subtracted () from the second exponentiation signal to obtain a reference signal (V). Vcan be determined at any location along the transmission media. Vcan be used to control the phases and/or amplitudes of communication signals.