Abstract: A method and device are provided for an improved system and method of estimating the noise floor of a wideband signal without full knowledge of the nature of the narrowband signals contained therein, and provides digital characteristics to allow real-time signal processing with low levels of computational complexity. The method and device require very little a priori knowledge of the nature of the signals, allow both robust performance in non-ideal environments, and automated maximum sensitivity threshold setting.

Abstract: The problem of operationally analyzing spread spectrum frequency-hopping transmissions has been known since the invention of frequency-hopping radios. A frequency-hopping radio transmits a communication using small signal segments of data making up the transmission in accordance to a set of predetermined parameters. In this type of transmission each small segment of data is transmitted at a different frequency, one after another, until the transmission is completed. In some cases, it may be desirable to analyze these radio transmissions and to be able to determine radio spectrum usage and provide a mean to report on interference in frequency bands where multiple types of transmissions are possible. A novel method of isolating multiple transmission signals that are transmitted using frequency-hopping and apparatus is thus proposed which receives at least a transmission and performs operations within frequency bands of the received transmission in order to monitor and characterize signal energy therein.

Abstract: The invention is a method of calibrating the sensor system of a wideband direction finder using a noise source. The sensor system includes at least two wideband tuners, and an analog/digital (A/D) converter connected to each wideband tuner. The calibration method involves selecting a common set of center frequencies for each of the wideband tuners. The wideband tuners receive a signal from the noise source on a per data frame basis. The passband of the received signal is then divided into a number of time-sampled data frames. For each time-sampled data frame, both a gain variation and a phase variation are calculated for the noise received at each wideband tuner. Gain and phase differences between the signal received by each wideband tuner within the same frame are compared. Based on the time-sampled data collected, the phase and gain differences for the signals received at the tuners which have not been previously mapped can be determined.

Abstract: The invention is a method of calibrating the sensor system of a wideband direction finder using a noise source. The sensor system includes at least two wideband tuners, and an analog/digital (A/D) converter connected to each wideband tuner. The calibration method involves selecting a common set of center frequencies for each of the wideband tuners. The wideband tuners receive a signal from the noise source on a per data frame basis. The passband of the received signal is then divided into a number of time-sampled data frames. For each time-sampled data frame, both a gain variation and a phase variation are calculated for the noise received at each wideband tuner. Gain and phase differences between the signal received by each wideband tuner within the same frame are compared. Based on the time-sampled data collected, the phase and gain differences for the signals received at the tuners which have not been previously mapped can be determined.