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Devices, systems and processes for detecting saturation of received echo signals

US11442155B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2020
Grant dateSep 13, 2022
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH03G3/30
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices, system and processes for detecting saturation of a received signal in a PAS system. A process may include detecting, in a received signal and during a measurement interval, one or more correlated signal levels. Based on one or more results of the detecting, the process may include identifying in a correlated output signal portions of the received signal which exceed a given magnitude threshold during the measurement interval and providing the correlated output signal to an electronic control unit (ECU). A magnitude detector outputs the correlated output signal. A saturation detector determines whether the received signal is saturated during a portion of a measurement interval. When the received signal is saturated, a saturation signal is generated and provided on a delayed basis to the ECU such that it is provided substantially contemporaneously with the correlated output signal.

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