Patents by Inventor Hagen Eckert

Hagen Eckert has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11005583
    Abstract: A method of performing a distance-to-fault measurement of a signal processing device, comprising: performing a S11 measurement in amplitude and phase with equidistant frequency points assigned to an original frequency space, thereby obtaining original measurement points; calculating a virtual start frequency and a virtual stop frequency based on a start frequency and a stop frequency assigned to the original frequency space; determining virtual equidistant frequency points between the virtual start frequency and the virtual stop frequency; transforming the virtual equidistant frequency points into the original frequency space, thereby obtaining non-equidistant frequency points in the original frequency space; interpolating the original measurement points with respect to the non-equidistant frequency points, thereby obtaining interpolated measurement points; and performing an inverse transformation of the interpolated measurement points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 10295568
    Abstract: A measuring device is used to increase a contrast of a plurality of measured values displayed in a spectrogram or spectral histogram and contains a data-acquisition unit, a computer unit and a statistic unit. The data-acquisition unit is embodied to detect a plurality of measured values to be displayed. The statistic unit is embodied to calculate a distribution which contains the frequency of occurrence for every level value of the measured values to be displayed. The computer unit is embodied to specify a dynamic range, over which the contrast extends. In this context, a specified proportion of the level values which image the noise are not used for the specification of the dynamic range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: ROHDE SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Matthias Keller, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 9244106
    Abstract: A device for measuring the phase-noise spectrum of a pulsed sinusoidal signal generates a pulsed sinusoidal signal, converts the analog pulsed sinusoidal signal into a corresponding digital, pulsed sinusoidal signal and mixes the digital, pulsed sinusoidal signal into the baseband by means of quadrature mixing. Following this, the phase of the pulsed sinusoidal signal in the baseband is determined by means of Fourier transform of the phase of the pulsed sinusoidal signal, the phase spectrum of the pulsed sinusoidal signal is determined, and the phase-noise spectrum of the pulsed sinusoidal signal is determined by removing the spectral lines associated with the sinusoidal signal from the phase spectrum. According to the invention, the pulse pauses are removed from the pulsed sinusoidal signal in the baseband.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hagen Eckert, Martin Weiss, Wolfgang Wendler
  • Publication number: 20140358477
    Abstract: A measuring device is used to increase a contrast of a plurality of measured values displayed in a spectrogram or spectral histogram and contains a data-acquisition unit, a computer unit and a statistic unit. The data-acquisition unit is embodied to detect a plurality of measured values to be displayed. The statistic unit is embodied to calculate a distribution which contains the frequency of occurrence for every level value of the measured values to be displayed. The computer unit is embodied to specify a dynamic range, over which the contrast extends. In this context, a specified proportion of the level values which image the noise are not used for the specification of the dynamic range.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Matthias Keller, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 8768638
    Abstract: A method and device for performing spectrum analysis of a signal in a plurality of frequency bands with respective different frequency resolutions. The method includes a data acquisition step and a subsequent data evaluation step for every frequency band. The data acquisition step and the subsequent data evaluation step proceeds cyclically and continuously for every frequency band of the spectrum analysis. The corresponding device for performing spectrum analysis of a signal cyclically stores a scanning sequence of the signal for every frequency band in one circular buffer each. A discrete Fourier transformer uses the cyclically stored scanning sequences to calculate the spectral values pertaining to the respective frequency band.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20130221946
    Abstract: A device for measuring the phase-noise spectrum of a pulsed sinusoidal signal generates a pulsed sinusoidal signal, converts the analog pulsed sinusoidal signal into a corresponding digital, pulsed sinusoidal signal and mixes the digital, pulsed sinusoidal signal into the baseband by means of quadrature mixing. Following this, the phase of the pulsed sinusoidal signal in the baseband is determined by means of Fourier transform of the phase of the pulsed sinusoidal signal, the phase spectrum of the pulsed sinusoidal signal is determined, and the phase-noise spectrum of the pulsed sinusoidal signal is determined by removing the spectral lines associated with the sinusoidal signal from the phase spectrum. According to the invention, the pulse pauses are removed from the pulsed sinusoidal signal in the baseband.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2012
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Hagen Eckert, Martin Weiss, Wolfgang Wendler
  • Patent number: 8442789
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining a frequency mask disposed above or below a frequency spectrum of a detected signal determines every individual ordinate value of a first envelope curve disposed completely above or below the frequency spectrum as the maximum value or minimum value of a given number of respectively adjacent ordinate values of the frequency spectrum linked to a window function. Following this, each individual ordinate value of a second envelope curve disposed completely above or below the frequency spectrum and completely above or below the first envelope curve is determined as the maximum value or minimum value of a given number of respectively adjacent ordinate values of the frequency spectrum linked to a window function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Hagen Eckert, Jochen Pliquett
  • Patent number: 8093909
    Abstract: A method and a device for measuring the phase noise of a signal registers the measurement signal (V) with a given measurement frequency (f1) and with a superimposed phase noise (f1(t)), divides the measurement signal (V) into a first and second measurement signal (V1?, V2?), derives a first signal (V1) with a first frequency ((f1+f1(t))/N) reduced relative to the measurement frequency (f1) and the superimposed phase noise (f1(t)) and a second signal (V2) with a second frequency ((f1+f1(t))/M) reduced relative to the measurement frequency (f1) and the superimposed phase noise (f1(t)), determines a third signal (V3) with a third frequency (f3(t)) compensated by the measurement frequency (f1) relative to the first frequency ((f1+f1(t))/N) of the first signal (V1) and a fourth signal (V4) with a fourth frequency (f4(t)) compensated by the measurement frequency (f1) relative to the second frequency ((f1+f1(t))/M) of the second signal (V2) and determines a correlation spectrum from the third and fourth signal (V3,
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wendler, Alexander Roth, Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20110153247
    Abstract: A method and a device for determining a frequency mask disposed above or below a frequency spectrum of a detected signal determines every individual ordinate value of a first envelope curve disposed completely above or below the frequency spectrum as the maximum value or minimum value of a given number of respectively adjacent ordinate values of the frequency spectrum linked to a window function. Following this, each individual ordinate value of a second envelope curve disposed completely above or below the frequency spectrum and completely above or below the first envelope curve is determined as the maximum value or minimum value of a given number of respectively adjacent ordinate values of the frequency spectrum linked to a window function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 23, 2011
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG.
    Inventors: Hagen Eckert, Jochen Pliquett
  • Patent number: 7957940
    Abstract: A method for removing sinusoidal interference signals from a noise signal. The method includes transforming a measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)), which is composed of a limited number of sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?k?·?t+?k)) and a white noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)), into a subspace containing noise components and a subspace containing interference-signal components, and forming the spectrum of only the noise signal using the subspace containing the noise components. The entire frequency range is split into several frequency bands (?), in which each measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)) consists of a limited number (p(?)) of sinusoidal interference signals and a white noise signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2011
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 7885421
    Abstract: An approach is provided for measuring, identifying, and removing at least one sinusoidal interference signal (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) in a noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)). A frequency range to be measured is split into a plurality of frequency bands (?) via a Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) filter bank. For each of the frequency bands (?), an autocorrelation matrix ({circumflex over (R)}?) is determined, wherein parameters of the autocorrelation matrices ({circumflex over (R)}?) are variably adjusted based on whether the at least one sinusoidal interference signal (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) is to be measured, identified, or removed and further based on at least one averaging. The autocorrelation matrices ({circumflex over (R)}?) are jointly utilized for one or more of measuring, identifying, or removing the at least one sinusoidal interference signal (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) in the noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 7840384
    Abstract: A method and a system for the detection and/or removal of sinusoidal interference signals in/from a noise signal transforms a measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)) composed of a limited number of sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) and a white noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)) into a subspace containing its white noise components and a subspace containing its interference signal components. Following this, the individual sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) are determined using an estimation method within the subspace containing the noise components. The entire frequency range is split into several frequency bands (?), in which the measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)) consists of a limited number (p(?)) of sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) and a white noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 7840385
    Abstract: A system for the identification of sinusoidal interference signals from a noise signal is provided. The system includes a unit for the estimation (51, 52, . . . , 5NFFT) of an autocorrelation matrix ({circumflex over (R)}v) of a measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)), composed from the sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?k?·?t+?k)) and the noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)), a unit (81, 82, . . . , 8NFFT) for frequency estimation, and a unit (91, 92, . . . , 9NFFT) for power-level determination of the spectral lines associated with the sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?k?·?t+?k)) A Fast Fourier Transform filter bank (1) is additionally provided for the generation of several frequency bands (v) for the measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)), composed of the sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?k?·?t+?k)) and the noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwartz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 7765075
    Abstract: A method for spectral analysis of a signal (s1(t)) in several frequency bands with different frequency resolution adapts the two spectra of the signal (s1(t)) from adjacent frequency bands relative to one another in the transitional range of the two frequency bands. The associated device contains a unit for discrete convolution (3), which implements a smoothing of the discrete power spectra (|S1(k)|2) of the discrete signal (s1(k)) from adjacent frequency bands in the transitional range of the two frequency bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20100048143
    Abstract: A method and a device for measuring the phase noise of a signal registers the measurement signal (V) with a given measurement frequency (f1) and with a superimposed phase noise (f1(t)), divides the measurement signal (V) into a first and second measurement signal (V1?, V2?), derives a first signal (V1) with a first frequency ((f1+f1(t))/N) reduced relative to the measurement frequency (f1) and the superimposed phase noise (f1(t)) and a second signal (V2) with a second frequency ((f1+f1(t))/M) reduced relative to the measurement frequency (f1) and the superimposed phase noise (f1(t)), determines a third signal (V3) with a third frequency (f3(t)) compensated by the measurement frequency (f1) relative to the first frequency ((f1+f1(t))/N) of the first signal (V1) and a fourth signal (V4) with a fourth frequency (f4(t)) compensated by the measurement frequency (f1) relative to the second frequency ((f1+f1(t))/M) of the second signal (V2) and determines a correlation spectrum from the third and fourth signal (V3,
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 25, 2010
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventors: Wolfgang Wendler, Alexander Roth, Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20090259439
    Abstract: A method for removing sinusoidal interference signals from a noise signal. The method includes transforming a measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)), which is composed of a limited number of sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?k?·?t+?k)) and a white noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)), into a subspace containing noise components and a subspace containing interference-signal components, and forming the spectrum of only the noise signal using the subspace containing the noise components. The entire frequency range is split into several frequency bands (?), in which each measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)) consists of a limited number (p(?)) of sinusoidal interference signals and a white noise signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2009
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20090144004
    Abstract: A method for spectral analysis of a signal (s1(t)) in several frequency bands with different frequency resolution adapts the two spectra of the signal (s1(t)) from adjacent frequency bands relative to one another in the transitional range of the two frequency bands. The associated device contains a unit for discrete convolution (3), which implements a smoothing of the discrete power spectra (|S1(k)|2) of the discrete signal (s1(k)) from adjacent frequency bands in the transitional range of the two frequency bands.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2005
    Publication date: June 4, 2009
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20080177490
    Abstract: A method and a system for the detection and/or removal of sinusoidal interference signals in/from a noise signal transforms a measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)) composed of a limited number of sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) and a white noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t) into a subspace containing its white noise components and a subspace containing its interference signal components. Following this, the individual sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) are determined using an estimation method within the subspace containing the noise components. The entire frequency range is split into several frequency bands (v), in which the measured signal (x(t), x(?·?t)) consists of a limited number (p(v)) of sinusoidal interference signals (Ak·ej(?kt+?k), Ak·ej(?·?k?t+?k)) and a white noise signal (w(t), w(?·?t)).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor FELDHAUS, Hagen Eckert
  • Patent number: 7366233
    Abstract: An arrangement for measurement demodulation and modulation error measurement of a digitally modulated receive signal, which has a receive filter and a following demodulator for error compensation and for determining the ideal symbol samples. The measuring signal that is filtered in a reference filter and weighting filtered is then evaluated in a following evaluation circuit. The output signal of the demodulator is fed via a measuring filter to the evaluation circuit and the weighting filter function is formed by cascaded filter functions of the receiver filter and measuring filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hagen Eckert
  • Publication number: 20070250558
    Abstract: A method and device for performing spectrum analysis of a signal in a plurality of frequency bands with respective different frequency resolutions. Said method comprises a data acquisition step and a subsequent data evaluation step for every frequency band. The data acquisition step and the subsequent data evaluation step proceeds cyclically and continuously for every frequency band of the spectrum analysis. The corresponding device for performing spectrum analysis of a signal cyclically stores a scanning sequence o the signal for every frequency band in one circular buffer each. A discrete Fourier transformer uses the cyclically stored scanning sequences to calculate the spectral values pertaining to the respective frequency band.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Applicant: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Gregor Feldhaus, Hagen Eckert