Radar transponder apparatus and signal processing technique
Abstract
An active, phase-coded, time-grating transponder and a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) and signal processor means, in combination, allow the recognition and location of the transponder (tag) in the SAR image and allow communication of information messages from the transponder to the SAR. The SAR is an illuminating radar having special processing modifications in an image-formation processor to receive an echo from a remote transponder, after the transponder receives and retransmits the SAR illuminations, and to enhance the transponder's echo relative to surrounding ground clutter by recognizing special transponder modulations from phase-shifted from the transponder retransmissions. The remote radio-frequency tag also transmits information to the SAR through a single antenna that also serves to receive the SAR illuminations. Unique tag-modulation and SAR signal processing techniques, in combination, allow the detection and precise geographical location of the tag through the reduction of interfering signals from ground clutter, and allow communication of environmental and status information from said tag to be communicated to said SAR.
- Inventors:
-
- (Albuquerque, NM)
- Albuquerque, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- AT&T
- OSTI Identifier:
- 870266
- Patent Number(s):
- 5486830
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01S - RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC04-76DP00789
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- radar; transponder; apparatus; signal; processing; technique; active; phase-coded; time-grating; synthetic-aperture; processor; means; combination; allow; recognition; location; tag; image; communication; information; messages; illuminating; special; modifications; image-formation; receive; echo; remote; receives; retransmits; illuminations; enhance; relative; surrounding; ground; clutter; recognizing; modulations; phase-shifted; retransmissions; radio-frequency; transmits; single; antenna; serves; unique; tag-modulation; techniques; detection; precise; geographical; reduction; interfering; signals; environmental; status; communicated; aperture radar; signal processor; signal processing; processing techniques; signal process; special process; ground clutter; formation process; surrounding ground; processor means; processing technique; /342/
Citation Formats
Axline, Jr., Robert M., Sloan, George R, and Spalding, Richard E. Radar transponder apparatus and signal processing technique. United States: N. p., 1996.
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Axline, Jr., Robert M., Sloan, George R, & Spalding, Richard E. Radar transponder apparatus and signal processing technique. United States.
Axline, Jr., Robert M., Sloan, George R, and Spalding, Richard E. Mon .
"Radar transponder apparatus and signal processing technique". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/870266.
@article{osti_870266,
title = {Radar transponder apparatus and signal processing technique},
author = {Axline, Jr., Robert M. and Sloan, George R and Spalding, Richard E},
abstractNote = {An active, phase-coded, time-grating transponder and a synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) and signal processor means, in combination, allow the recognition and location of the transponder (tag) in the SAR image and allow communication of information messages from the transponder to the SAR. The SAR is an illuminating radar having special processing modifications in an image-formation processor to receive an echo from a remote transponder, after the transponder receives and retransmits the SAR illuminations, and to enhance the transponder's echo relative to surrounding ground clutter by recognizing special transponder modulations from phase-shifted from the transponder retransmissions. The remote radio-frequency tag also transmits information to the SAR through a single antenna that also serves to receive the SAR illuminations. Unique tag-modulation and SAR signal processing techniques, in combination, allow the detection and precise geographical location of the tag through the reduction of interfering signals from ground clutter, and allow communication of environmental and status information from said tag to be communicated to said SAR.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1996}
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