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Radio beacon phase modulator

US5446466A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 12, 1993
Grant dateAug 29, 1995
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Expiry dateMay 12, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S1/0428
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A phase modulator for a position indicating radio beacon which includes a digital memory circuit having a plurality of sets of stored numerical amplitude values with each set corresponding to a sine wave of a given phase and with at least three values in each set. A selection circuit selects phase values from the memory circuit in steps between a predetermined angular range in response to input data and, for each phase value, transfers the set of amplitude values in series at spaced apart time intervals to a digital to analog converter. A high frequency filter has an input coupled to an output of the digital to analog converter such that a sine wave is produced at an output of the high frequency filter.

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