Radar altimeter nearest return tracking

Radar altimeter nearest return tracking

An FMCW distance measuring device is disclosed which enables increased accuracy by detecting the nearest return. A portion of the transmitted wave in an FMCW altimeter is mixed with the received signal indicating distance to ground to produce a beat frequency between the transmitted wave and the rec...

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ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TESTING
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description An FMCW distance measuring device is disclosed which enables increased accuracy by detecting the nearest return. A portion of the transmitted wave in an FMCW altimeter is mixed with the received signal indicating distance to ground to produce a beat frequency between the transmitted wave and the received wave. The beat frequency is a spectrum of frequencies, the lowest of which indicates the nearest return in a target area. The beat frequency spectrum is coupled for sampling by an analog-to-digital converter and then coupled to an apparatus for performing a Fast Fourier Transform to isolate the nearest return. In an altimeter, the Fast Fourier Transform of the return spectrum enables the FMCW radar to have an accuracy approaching that of pulsed radars without the associated disadvantages.
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DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MEASURING
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
TESTING
title Radar altimeter nearest return tracking
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