Abstract: A transmitter section radiates a short range wave to a space. A receiver section has a detector circuit composed of a branch circuit which receives a reflection wave of the short range wave radiated to the space by means of the transmitter section and branches in phase a signal of the reflection wave into first and second signals, a linear multiplier which linearly multiplies the first and second signals branched in phase by means of the branch circuit, and a low pass filter which samples a baseband component from an output signal from the linear multiplier. A signal processor section carries out an analyzing process of an object which exists in the space based on an output from the receiver section. A control section makes a predetermined control with respect to at least one of the transmitter section and the receiver section based on an analysis result from the signal processor section.

Abstract: A transmitter section radiates a short range wave to a space. A receiver section has a detector circuit composed of a branch circuit which receives a reflection wave of the short range wave radiated to the space by means of the transmitter section and branches in phase a signal of the reflection wave into first and second signals, a linear multiplier which linearly multiplies the first and second signals branched in phase by means of the branch circuit, and a low pass filter which samples a baseband component from an output signal from the linear multiplier. A signal processor section carries out an analyzing process of an object which exists in the space based on an output from the receiver section. A control section makes a predetermined control with respect to at least one of the transmitter section and the receiver section based on an analysis result from the signal processor section.

Abstract: A wander generator has a random number signal generator unit, a filter unit, a clock generator unit, a modulator unit, and a setting unit. The random number generator unit sequentially generates random number signals comprised of a plurality of bits at a constant speed in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. The filter unit receives a random number signal sequence generated by the random number signal generator unit for filtering. The clock generator unit generates a clock signal. The modulator unit modulates the frequency of clock signal generated by the clock generator unit with a signal output from the filter unit. The setting unit applies the filter unit with a signal for setting each amplitude value of a spectrum of a signal sequence output from the filter unit.

Abstract: A pair pulse generator generates one pair of pulses including a first pulse having a predetermined width and a second pulse having a width equal to that of the first pulse and being behind from the first pulse by preset time each time a transmission designation signal is received. A burst oscillator performs an oscillation operation in a period in which one pair of pulses are input to output a signal having a predetermined carrier frequency as a first burst wave in synchronism with the first pulse and also output the signal of the predetermined carrier frequency as a second burst wave in synchronism with the second pulse, and stops the oscillation operation in a period in which one pair of pulses are not input. A transmitting unit emits the first burst wave into an exploration target space as a short pulse wave. A receiving unit receives a reflected wave and detects the second burst wave as a local signal. A control unit variably controls an interval between the first pulse and the second pulse.

Abstract: In a configuration according to a short-range radar of the present invention and a method of controlling the same, the timing at which a variable-period pulse output from a variable-period pulse generator including a direct digital synthesizer (DDS) has shifted in level first since reception of a search instruction is used as a reference timing, so that a signal that shifts in level at the reference timing or a fixed lapse of time later than the reference timing is generated and output as a transmission trigger signal, and a signal that shifts in level at a timing delayed by half a period of the variable-period pulse or its integral multiple from the timing at which the transmission trigger signal is output is generated and output as a reception trigger signal.

Abstract: A wander generator has a random number signal generator unit, a filter unit, a clock generator unit, a modulator unit, and a setting unit. The random number generator unit sequentially generates random number signals comprised of a plurality of bits at a constant speed in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. The filter unit receives a random number signal sequence generated by the random number signal generator unit for filtering. The clock generator unit generates a clock signal. The modulator unit modulates the frequency of clock signal generated by the clock generator unit with a signal output from the filter unit. The setting unit applies the filter unit with a signal for setting each amplitude value of a spectrum of a signal sequence output from the filter unit.

Abstract: A transmitting unit emits a short pulse wave which satisfies a predetermined spectrum mask from an antenna into space. A receiving unit receives a reflected wave produced by an object existing in space of the short pulse wave emitted by the transmitting unit. A signal processing unit analyzes the object based on an output signal from the receiving unit. The transmitting unit has a pulse generator which outputs pulse signals each having a predetermined width at a predetermined frequency, and a burst oscillator which receives the pulse signal output from the pulse generator and performs an oscillation operation for time corresponding to the width of the pulse signal to output the short pulse signal. A width and a cycle of the pulse signal and an oscillation frequency of the burst oscillator are set such that almost an entire main lobe of a spectrum of the short pulse wave falls within a range of 24.0 to 29.

Abstract: A transmitter emits into an intended search space a radar wave having a predetermined frequency pulse-modulated by a trigger pulse of a predetermined width. A receiver receives a reflected wave of the radar wave and outputs a receive signal. A local pulse generator outputs a local pulse signal having the predetermined frequency pulse-modulated by the trigger pulse delayed by the delay unit. A correlation value detector detects a strength correlation value between the receive signal and the local pulse signal. A delay time changing unit changes the delay time sequentially within a range of a predetermined period representing a generation period of the trigger pulse. A correlation value storage unit stores the strength correlation value detected for each delay time changed. A frequency distribution generator generates a frequency distribution of a stored correlation value against the delay time.

Abstract: In a configuration according to a short-range radar of the present invention and a method of controlling the same, the timing at which a variable-period pulse output from a variable-period pulse generator including a direct digital synthesizer (DDS) has shifted in level first since reception of a search instruction is used as a reference timing, so that a signal that shifts in level at the reference timing or a fixed lapse of time later than the reference timing is generated and output as a transmission trigger signal, and a signal that shifts in level at a timing delayed by half a period of the variable-period pulse or its integral multiple from the timing at which the transmission trigger signal is output is generated and output as a reception trigger signal.

Abstract: A wander generator has a random number signal generator unit, a filter unit, a clock generator unit, a modulator unit, and a setting unit. The random number generator unit sequentially generates random number signals comprised of a plurality of bits at a constant speed in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. The filter unit receives a random number signal sequence generated by the random number signal generator unit for filtering. The clock generator unit generates a clock signal. The modulator unit modulates the frequency of clock signal generated by the clock generator unit with a signal output from the filter unit. The setting unit applies the filter unit with a signal for setting each amplitude value of a spectrum of a signal sequence output from the filter unit.

Abstract: A data converting unit of a signal measuring apparatus converts an input signal into digital data having a predetermined number of bits at clocks generated in a predetermined cycle ts, and performs squared detection of the digital data to output the resultant data as phase-detected data. An exponent-mantissa separator receives the phase-detected data output from the data converting unit, and separates the phase-detected data into mantissa data expressing a mantissa part of the phase-detected data and exponent data expressing an exponent part of the data to output the mantissa data and the exponent data. A mantissa calculating table is accessed by the mantissa data output from the exponent-mantissa separator, and outputs a logarithm corresponding to the mantissa data stored in advance. An exponent output unit outputs a logarithm corresponding to the exponent data based on the exponent data output from the exponent-mantissa separator.

Abstract: A transmitter emits into an intended search space a radar wave having a predetermined frequency pulse-modulated by a trigger pulse of a predetermined width. A receiver receives a reflected wave of the radar wave and outputs a receive signal. A local pulse generator outputs a local pulse signal having the predetermined frequency pulse-modulated by the trigger pulse delayed by the delay unit. A correlation value detector detects a strength correlation value between the receive signal and the local pulse signal. A delay time changing unit changes the delay time sequentially within a range of a predetermined period representing a generation period of the trigger pulse. A correlation value storage unit stores the strength correlation value detected for each delay time changed. A frequency distribution generator generates a frequency distribution of a stored correlation value against the delay time.

Abstract: A phase region detector receives in-phase signal I representing in-phase component and quadrature signal Q representing quadrature component of a first signal and second signal respectively, equally divides an angle range of 2 ? into a plurality M of three or more of angle regions preliminarily, on virtual quadrature coordinates, sequentially assigns angle region numbers in each of the angle regions, detects the angle region corresponding to the variation of phase of the second signal starting from the phase of the first signal, and issues the angle region number assigned in this angle region. A phase displacement detector issues a signal expressing the time change of the variation of the phase from the change corresponding to the time of the angle region number. An out-of-bounds detector receives a signal issued from the phase displacement detector, and issues an out-of-bounds signal including the out-of-bounds direction every time the variation of the phase exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: A phase region detector receives in-phase signal I representing in-phase component and quadrature signal Q representing quadrature component of a first signal and second signal respectively, equally divides an angle range of 2 &pgr; into a plurality M of three or more of angle regions preliminarily, on virtual quadrature coordinates, sequentially assigns angle region numbers in each of the angle regions, detects the angle region corresponding to the variation of phase of the second signal starting from the phase of the first signal, and issues the angle region number assigned in this angle region. A phase displacement detector issues a signal expressing the time change of the variation of the phase from the change corresponding to the time of the angle region number. An out-of-bounds detector receives a signal issued from the phase displacement detector, and issues an out-of-bounds signal including the out-of-bounds direction every time the variation of the phase exceeds a predetermined value.

Abstract: An amplitude data generator receives L-bit data, and outputs amplitude data of a predetermined periodic function of a phase specified by the data. A frequency setter sets frequency data of (K+L−1) bits obtained by dividing a desired output frequency by a frequency of a predetermined clock signal. A K bit counter counts the clock signal. L-set product and sum computation circuits subject the frequency data of (K+L−1) bits into L-set K-bit data in which a start bit is shifted by one bit each other. Then, these circuits compute a logical product between the counter output of K bits from the counter and a bit unit, and obtains a total number of bits for each set when the computation result is 1. A shifting/adding circuit adds each total number data obtained by the L-set product and sum computation circuits by shifting a bit, and outputs the least significant L bits of the computation result to the amplitude data generator.

Abstract: A wander generator has a random number signal generator unit, a filter unit, a clock generator unit, a modulator unit, and a setting unit. The random number generator unit sequentially generates random number signals comprised of a plurality of bits at a constant speed in accordance with a predetermined algorithm. The filter unit receives a random number signal sequence generated by the random number signal generator unit for filtering. The clock generator unit generates a clock signal. The modulator unit modulates the frequency of clock signal generated by the clock generator unit with a signal output from the filter unit. The setting unit applies the filter unit with a signal for setting each amplitude value of a spectrum of a signal sequence output from the filter unit.

Abstract: A spectrum analyzer including a signal receiving and processing unit, a sampling unit, a histogram measuring unit, an arithmetic unit and a display unit. The signal receiving and processing unit receives an input signal according to the desired frequency sweep information. The sampling unit samples a signal output from receiving and processing unit, according to a plurality of threshold values and outputs a plurality of output codes corresponding to sample values of the envelope of the input signal. The histogram measuring unit measures a group of histograms corresponding to the output codes produced by the sampling unit. The arithmetic unit calculates the amplitude probability distribution (APD) of the output signal based on the histograms. The display unit displays a band group having a plurality of the ranges calculated by the arithmetic unit as an area in different states.

Abstract: An amplitude data generator receives L-bit data, and outputs amplitude data of a predetermined periodic function of a phase specified by the data. A frequency setter sets frequency data of (K+L−1) bits obtained by dividing a desired output frequency by a frequency of a predetermined clock signal. A K bit counter counts the clock signal. L-set product and sum computation circuits subject the frequency data of (K+L−1) bits into L-set K-bit data in which a start bit is shifted by one bit each other. Then, these circuits compute a logical product between the counter output of K bits from the counter and a bit unit, and obtains a total number of bits for each set when the computation result is 1. A shifting/adding circuit adds each total number data obtained by the L-set product and sum computation circuits by shifting a bit, and outputs the least significant L bits of the computation result to the amplitude data generator.