Ultra-wideband receiver

McEwan, Thomas E

Title: Ultra-wideband receiver

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An ultra-wideband (UWB) receiver utilizes a strobed input line with a sampler connected to an amplifier. In a differential configuration, .+-.UWB inputs are connected to separate antennas or to two halves of a dipole antenna. The two input lines include samplers which are commonly strobed by a gating pulse with a very low duty cycle. In a single ended configuration, only a single strobed input line and sampler is utilized. The samplers integrate, or average, up to 10,000 pulses to achieve high sensitivity and good rejection of uncorrelated signals.

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McEwan, Thomas E ^[1]

Livermore, CA

Issue Date:: 1996-01-01

Research Org.:: Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 870446

Patent Number(s):: 5523760

Assignee:: Regents of University of California (Oakland, CA)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S13/885 - {for ground probing

G - PHYSICS G08 - SIGNALLING G08G - TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
G08G1/04 - using optical or ultrasonic detectors

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S13/18 - wherein range gates are used
G01S2013/9314 - {Parking operations}

H - ELECTRICITY H03 - BASIC ELECTRONIC CIRCUITRY H03K - PULSE TECHNIQUE
H03K17/76 - Switching arrangements with several input- or output-terminals, e.g. multiplexers, distributors

H - ELECTRICITY H04 - ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE H04B - TRANSMISSION
H04B1/71637 - {Receiver aspects

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S7/285 - Receivers
G01S13/0209 - {Systems with very large relative bandwidth, i.e. larger than 10 %, e.g. baseband, pulse, carrier-free, ultrawideband}
G01S2013/9321 - {Velocity regulation, e.g. cruise control}

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01F - MEASURING VOLUME, VOLUME FLOW, MASS FLOW OR LIQUID LEVEL
G01F23/284 - Electromagnetic waves

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S13/003 - {Bistatic radar systems

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01V - GEOPHYSICS
G01V3/12 - operating with electromagnetic waves {

G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
G01S13/0218 - {Very long range radars, e.g. surface wave radar, over-the-horizon or ionospheric propagation systems
G01S13/106 - {using transmission of pulses having some particular characteristics
G01S5/06 - Position of source determined by co-ordinating a plurality of position lines defined by path-difference measurements
G01S13/04 - Systems determining the presence of a target
G01S13/103 - {particularities of the measurement of the distance

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-48

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: ultra-wideband; receiver; uwb; utilizes; strobed; input; line; sampler; connected; amplifier; differential; configuration; inputs; separate; antennas; halves; dipole; antenna; lines; samplers; commonly; gating; pulse; duty; cycle; single; utilized; integrate; average; 10; 000; pulses; achieve; sensitivity; rejection; uncorrelated; signals; input line; duty cycle; strobed input; gating pulse; dipole antenna; sampler connected; separate antennas; receiver utilizes; uwb inputs; ultra-wideband receiver; differential configuration; /342/375/

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