METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING DIFFERENCE IN SIGNAL ARRIVAL TIME AND IN SIGNAL RECEPTION FREQUENCY Russian patent published in 2005 - IPC

FIELD: radio engineering.

SUBSTANCE: proposed method and device can be used for measuring difference in signal arrival time from spaced receiving positions and in its reception frequency dispensing with a priori information about signal structure and about modulating message. Proposed device has two signal receiving means, device for defining arguments of signal two-dimensional digital cross-correlation function maximum , two analog-to-digital converters, three fast Fourier transform processors, cross-spectrum computer, and arithmetical unit. Proposed method depends on calculation of two-dimensional cross-correlation function using inverse fast Fourier transform of plurality of cross-spectrums, spectrum of one of signals being transformed for generating mentioned plurality of cross-spectrums by way of re-determining index variables.

EFFECT: enhanced computing efficiency, eliminated discreteness error.

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