Transmit/receive module for electronically steered weather radar
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01S-013/95
G01S-013/44
H01Q-003/26
H01Q-003/30
H01Q-003/34
H01Q-003/36
출원번호
US-0478988
(2012-05-23)
등록번호
US-9182485
(2015-11-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Andrews, Joel M.
Robinson, Troy D.
출원인 / 주소
Garmin International, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Korte, Samuel M.
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
6인용 특허 :
29
초록▼
An electronically steered weather radar system comprises a plurality of transmit/receive modules, a plurality of antenna modules, and a system signal processor. Each transmit/receive module may be configured to adjust the phase of a radio frequency (RF) signal to be transmitted and received. Each an
An electronically steered weather radar system comprises a plurality of transmit/receive modules, a plurality of antenna modules, and a system signal processor. Each transmit/receive module may be configured to adjust the phase of a radio frequency (RF) signal to be transmitted and received. Each antenna module may be in communication with one transmit/receive module. The antenna modules may form an antenna array configured to transmit a system beam in a direction determined by the phase of the RF signal from each transmit/receive module and to generate the RF signal from the received system beam. The system signal processor may be configured to perform a first scan to detect meteorological formations wherein the system signal processor communicates with each transmit/receive module to adjust the phase of the RF signals such that the antenna array transmits and receives the system beam through a plurality of azimuth angles and a plurality of elevation angles.
대표청구항▼
1. A transmit/receive module for use with an electronically steered weather radar system, the transmit/receive module comprising: a transmit amplifier configured to amplify a transmit signal to be transmitted by an antenna to output a beam that forms a portion of a system beam;a receive amplifier co
1. A transmit/receive module for use with an electronically steered weather radar system, the transmit/receive module comprising: a transmit amplifier configured to amplify a transmit signal to be transmitted by an antenna to output a beam that forms a portion of a system beam;a receive amplifier configured to amplify a receive signal generated by the antenna;a phase shifter configured to adjust the phase of the transmit signal and the receive signal;a data storage component configured to store configuration settings for the phase shifter;a controller in communication with the transmit amplifier, phase shifter, data storage component and controllers of at least two other transmit/receive modules and configured to direct the phase shifter to adjust the phase of the transmit signal and the receive signal to change the direction of the system beam based on configuration information received from a data source, the controller including a scan input configured to receive data from the data source and store the received information in the data storage component, anda scan output configured to send data stored in the data storage component to a data destination; anda frequency conversion module configured to convert the received signal to a lower frequency baseband signal;wherein the baseband signal is communicated to a system signal processor to detect a meteorological formation that reflects a portion of the system beam. 2. The module of claim 1, further including an attenuator configured to adjust the amplitude of the transmit signal and the receive signal. 3. The module of claim 1, further including a first switch coupled to the transmit amplifier and the receive amplifier and configured to communicate either the transmit signal or the receive signal to the phase shifter. 4. The module of claim 1, further including a second switch coupled to the transmit amplifier and the receive amplifier and configured to communicate either the transmit signal or the receive signal to the antenna. 5. The module of claim 1, wherein the transmit signal and the receive signal are both radio frequency (RF) signals with a frequency from approximately 7 GHz to approximately 12 GHz. 6. The module of claim 1, wherein the controller further includes a scan clock configured to control the rate at which data is received and sent. 7. The module of claim 1, wherein the data source is the scan output of another transmit/receive module and the data destination is the scan input of another transmit/receive module. 8. The module of claim 1, wherein the data source is the system signal processor. 9. The module of claim 1, wherein the configuration settings are specific to each transmit/receive module. 10. A transmit/receive module for use with an electronically steered weather radar system, the transmit/receive module comprising: a transmit amplifier configured to amplify a transmit signal to be transmitted by an antenna to output a beam that forms a portion of a system beam;a receive amplifier configured to amplify a receive signal generated by the antenna;a phase shifter configured to adjust the phase of the transmit signal and the receive signal;a data storage component configured to store configuration settings for the phase shifter; anda controller in communication with the transmit amplifier, phase shifter, data storage component, attenuator and controllers of at least two other transmit/receive modules and configured to direct the phase shifter to adjust the phase of the transmit signal and the receive signal to change the direction of the system beam based on configuration information received from a data source, the controller including a scan input configured to receive data from a scan output of another transmit/receive module and store the received data in the data storage component,a scan output configured to send data stored in the data storage component to a scan input of another transmit/receive module, anda scan clock configured to control the rate at which data is received and sent;a frequency conversion module configured to convert the received signal to a lower frequency baseband signal;wherein the baseband signal is communicated to a system signal processor to detect a meteorological formation present within a range of azimuth and elevation angles for the system beam. 11. The module of claim 10, wherein the configuration settings are specific to each transmit/receive module. 12. The module of claim 10, wherein the data storage component is further configured to store configuration settings for the transmit amplifier. 13. The module of claim 10, wherein the controller is further configured to determine a power level of the receive signal. 14. The module of claim 10, further including an attenuator configured to adjust the amplitude of the transmit signal and the receive signal. 15. The module of claim 10, further including a first switch coupled to the transmit amplifier and the receive amplifier and configured to communicate either the transmit signal or the receive signal to the phase shifter. 16. The module of claim 10, further including a second switch coupled to the transmit amplifier and the receive amplifier and configured to communicate either the transmit signal or the receive signal to the antenna. 17. The module of claim 10, wherein the transmit signal and the receive signal are both radio frequency (RF) signals with a frequency from approximately 7 GHz to approximately 12 GHz. 18. The module of claim 2, wherein the data storage component is further configured to store configuration settings for the attenuator and the controller is further in communication with the attenuator and configured to direct the attenuator to adjust the amplitude of the transmit signal to change the direction of the system beam based on configuration information received from the data source. 19. The module of claim 1, wherein adjusting the phase of the transmit signal changes an azimuth angle and an elevation angle of the system beam. 20. The module of claim 19, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the phase of the transmit signal to output the system beam to a plurality of azimuth angles using an azimuth step value and a plurality of elevation angles using an elevation step value. 21. The module of claim 1, wherein the antenna is configured to be polarized horizontally when the system signal processor determines the meteorological formation is rain. 22. The module of claim 1, wherein the antenna includes a first antenna polarized horizontally and a second antenna polarized vertically. 23. The module of claim 1, wherein the configuration information configures the transmit/receive module to operate in a transmit mode while a plurality of other transmit/receive modules operate in a receive mode. 24. The module of claim 1, wherein the configuration information configures the transmit/receive module to operate in a receive mode while a plurality of other transmit/receive modules operate in a transmit mode. 25. The module of claim 10, wherein adjusting the phase of the transmit signal changes an azimuth angle and an elevation angle of the system beam. 26. The module of claim 25, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the phase of the transmit signal to output the system beam to a plurality of azimuth angles using an azimuth step value and a plurality of elevation angles using an elevation step value. 27. The module of claim 26, wherein the controller is further configured to adjust the phase of the transmit signal using an azimuth step value and an elevation step value that are less than the beamwidth of the system beam when a power level of the receive signal is determined by the system signal processor to be above a threshold. 28. The module of claim 27, wherein the power level of the receive signal depends on the density of the meteorological formation. 29. The module of claim 10, wherein the antenna is polarized horizontally when the system signal processor determines the meteorological formation is rain. 30. The module of claim 10, wherein the antenna includes a first antenna polarized horizontally and a second antenna polarized vertically. 31. The module of claim 10, wherein the configuration information configures the transmit/receive module to operate in a transmit mode while a plurality of other transmit/receive modules operate in a receive mode. 32. The module of claim 10, wherein the configuration information configures the transmit/receive module to operate in a receive mode while a plurality of other transmit/receive modules operate in a transmit mode. 33. The module of claim 14, wherein the data storage component is further configured to store configuration settings for the attenuator and the controller is further in communication with the attenuator and configured to direct the attenuator to adjust the amplitude of the transmit signal to change the direction of the system beam based on configuration information received from the data source. 34. The module of claim 1, wherein the data storage component is further configured to store configuration settings for the transmit amplifier and the receive amplifier. 35. The module of claim 10, wherein the data storage component is further configured to store configuration settings for the transmit amplifier and the receive amplifier.
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