Ultra-wideband short-pulse radar with range accuracy for short range detection
US8854254B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 17, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/288
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ultra-wideband (UWB) radar transmitter apparatus comprises a pulse generator configured to produce from a sinusoidal input signal a pulsed output signal having a series of baseband pulses with a first pulse repetition frequency (PRF). The pulse generator includes a plurality of components that each have a nonlinear electrical reactance. A signal converter is coupled to the pulse generator and configured to convert the pulsed output signal into a pulsed radar transmit signal having a series of radar transmit pulses with a second PRF that is less than the first PRF.
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