Abstract: A resonant retrace vertical deflection circuit comprises a retrace capacitor which forms a resonant circuit with the yoke vertical deflection windings during retrace of the electron beams. One or more diodes isolate the yoke from the circuit power supply to allow the yoke voltage to increase beyond the level of the supply to provide faster retrace. A second power supply is provided to precharge the retrace capacitor prior to retrace, resulting in a further decrease in retrace time.

Abstract: A signal processing system using balanced processing which involves separng the upper and lower sideband components of a modulation that exists, for example, in a return radar doppler signal, as a result of the motion of scatters and subtracting them.

Abstract: The invention relates to a passive reply device for use, for example, in automatic wireless transmission of multi-place numerical information between it and an active interrogation device which are movable with respect to one another, particularly for track-bound transport apparatus, which comprises a high frequency line section having a high frequency antenna at one end, and short circuited at its opposite end, and a plurality of high frequency coaxial resonators extending transversely to and carried by such line section, with a number of resonators being proportional to the number of places of the information to be transmitted. The resonators consist of individual elements which are inserted in appropriate bores of the line section with a press fit. The tuning of the individual resonators is determined by the particular shape of the bottom wall of each resonator, with the resonators otherwise being similar in construction.

Abstract: Disclosed is a vertical drive circuit for a cathode ray tube in a video display in which sawtooth current waveform corrections for the deflection yoke are made by means of an S-correction feedback loop featuring DC-coupling and low frequency filtering. The amplified correction signal is transmitted to a push-pull type output stage for driving the deflection yoke. Power consumption is reduced and operation made more efficient by an approximate doubling of the retrace voltage applied to the push-pull output stage during retrace by means of a discharging capacitor network.

Abstract: A non-contacting surface contour measurement device includes movable member which can selectively be actuated to form a hermetic enclosure about a transmit and/or receive antenna. The measurement device, when employed in a blast furnace, need be exposed to the furnace environment only during measuring modes which constitute a small portion of the furnace operating cycle.

Abstract: An electromagnetic system for determining the orientation including position of a helmet worn by a pilot is disclosed, having a transmitting antenna for transmitting electromagnetic field vectors, a receiving antenna for sensing the electromagnetic field vectors, a control apparatus responsive to the sensed electromagnetic field vectors and the transmitted electromagnetic field vectors for determining the orientation including location of the helmet, the control apparatus having a first output for supplying the orientation to a utilization apparatus and a second output, a driver for supplying driving energy to the transmitting antenna coils, and a selector switch connected to the second output of the control apparatus and to the driver for sequentially energizing the coils of the transmitting antenna.

Abstract: A moving object detecting device employing a pair of Doppler signals as a pair of vector signals of respective received-wave signals representing momentary reflected waves from a moving object. These vector signals are processed to obtain signals denoting in which ones of predetermined zones for the vector rotation depending on the movements of the object the vector is momentarily present, and shifting states of such zone signals through the zones are traced to sequentially determine the direction and period of the vector rotation and to actuate an alarm or the like when the rotation is in a fixed direction.

Abstract: A horizontal deflection circuit in a television device comprises a circuit for generating a saw-tooth waveform current for horizontal deflection, a horizontal coil supplied with the saw-tooth waveform current thus generated, a saturable reactor type linearity coil having a winding connected in series with the horizontal deflection coil, and a circuit for substantially supplying a correction current to the winding of the linearity coil. The correction current thus supplied varies in response to a temperature variation so that the inductance value of the linearity coil will become constant irrespective of the temperature variation.

Abstract: A circuit for driving a deflection coil comprising a capacitor (3) in series with the coil (2), a circuit (1) which drives a saw-tooth waveform current through the coil and capacitor, and a switchable resonant circuit (5, 6, 7, 8, 9) which generates across the capacitor a saw-tooth waveform voltage equal and opposite to the voltage drop attributable to a resistive component (4) of the capacitor/coil series circuit, thereby to effect loss correction.

Abstract: The range corrector circuit uses two counters, one for the apparent range (R.sub.a) and one for the correct range (R.sub.c), and a random access memory (RAM). The R.sub.c counter is continuously incremented linearly and the R.sub.a counter is incremented in accordance with a range correction equation. Both counters are reset to one every time a transmitter pulse is received. A linear sweep is also initiated on the plan position indicator (PPI) display of the bistatic passive radar at that time. Target returns are entered into the RAM at the address specified by the R.sub.c counter and are read out of the RAM and applied to the PPI display at the address specified by the R.sub.a counter.

Abstract: A system for battlefield and enemy support area surveillance. An air-drop unit monitors and records on tape enemy activity, and plays back and transmits the monitored data at high speed when interrogated by a coded signal from friendly aircraft.

Abstract: A cathode ray tube comprises two electron lens means in combination to crossover the electron beam at a second crossover between the two electron lens means with one of the two lens means having a variable voltage applied thereto to dynamically control the location of the beam crossover in order to focus the beam onto a display screen at any location away from the screen center.

Abstract: An output one-shot including a monostable multivibrator having a source of ositive voltage connected through a network of inductive, resistive and capacitive elements. A transistor receiving a power source through a decoupling network is connected to the network and the monostable multivibrator for providing increased stability to the system.

Abstract: A meter for measuring the relative velocity of an object, including a diplexer for illuminating the object with a beam of microwave energy and for developing from energy reflected from the object a difference signal having a frequency which is proportional to the relative velocity of the object, a phase-locked loop for synchronizing the frequency of an internal oscillator with that of the difference signal and for developing a lock signal when synchronization is achieved, a lock detector and timer and a timer for developing a reset signal from the lock signal, a predetermined period after synchronization is achieved and for developing a latch signal a predetermined period thereafter, a circuit for counting the cycles of the internal oscillator which are developed after the occurrence of the reset signal until the occurrence of the latch signal to develop a sum signal indicative of the relative velocity of the object, and a circuit for displaying the sum signal.

Abstract: In a flat panel cathodoluminescent display utilizing a plurality of electron guns a single line cathode is used as the electron source for all guns. Changes in electron beam current resulting from vibration of the line cathode are compensated for by the application of voltages which are related to the current changes. The compensating voltages are applied through an impedance network which relates the voltages in accordance with the envelope of vibration so that the actual compensations at the individual guns are related to the actual current changes at the respective guns.

Abstract: 1. Means for searching across a frequency band and instantly stopping at any received frequency, comprising a detector, means for heterodyning said received frequency being connected to said detector, variable oscillator means, means for periodically varying said oscillator over a range of frequencies, means for injecting the frequencies of said oscillator in discrete steps into said heterodyning means, a pulse generator, a pulse-blocking bistable gate means coupling the output of said pulse generator to said oscillator means, pulse-shaping means associated with said detector to instantly form a pulse upon reception of said any received frequency, and means connecting the output of said pulse-shaping means to said gate means to open it in response to pulses from said pulse-shaping means, whereby the frequency variation of said oscillator means is discontinued and it provides a particular frequency in response to the output of said pulse-shaping means.

Abstract: In a rolling missile a seeker system which is responsive to two forms of energy emanating from a target. The system has the capability to switch between guidance modes during its path towards its intended target.

Abstract: Method and means for controlling the phase of an output signal comprising an electron beam device having traveling-wave-type deflection plates to which an input signal is fed, means controlling the velocity or position of the electron beam and p-n semiconductor diode means for amplifying the signal which modulates the electron beam which irradiates the diode, the phase of the output signal being related either to the velocity of the electron beam or its position on the semiconductor diode.

Abstract: A tracker for predicting the occurrence of an arbitrary number of phase coherent signals comprising a signal train, which predicts the phase and pulse repetition intervals for each individual signal and which maintains phase coherence of all signals provided at least one signal is present. A multiplexing system permits tracking of a multiple of phase coherent signal trains by successively connecting a series of tracker channel memories with the phase and pulse repetition interval error correction circuitry required for a single tracker. Each channel maintains phase coherency for all signals of its associated signal train while at least one signal of the train is present.

Abstract: Serially coupled first and second capacitors are charged from a DC source of unregulated input voltage through the primary winding of a flyback transformer of a horizontal deflection circuit. The voltage across the first capacitor is established as the voltage difference between the input voltage and the voltage across the second capacitor. The first capacitor functions as a trace capacitor for a horizontal deflection winding. A switch couples a trace voltage to the horizontal deflection winding to generate a trace deflection current. The switch also couples a first winding of a saturable reactor to the second capacitor to provide a capacitor discharge current path. A bias current flowing in a second winding of the saturable reactor varies the effective inductance of the first winding in response to energy level changes in the deflection circuit to control the voltage across the second capacitor.