Transceiver system and method utilizing nanosecond pulses
US6812884B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2003 |
| Grant date | Nov 2, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 12, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/767
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A transceiver for short-pulse radar applications is disclosed in which a shift register or the like is used to collect return signal information in a manner to reduce the number of transmit pulses needed and to increase the speed of determining the positions of multiple scattering objects. In addition, there is also disclosed cooperating transceivers arranged as transponders similarly utilizing shift registers or other pulse sampling techniques to accurately determine the linear distance between them based on relationships between or among propagation time, measured offsets, and internal clock skews. Corresponding methods are also disclosed.
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