Signal Processing Distortion Loss in Spread-Spectrum Communication, Command, Control, and Navigation Systems.

Abstract

An integral equation for calculating exact signal processing loss in direct-sequence PSK-modulated, pseudonoise, spread spectrum digital transmission, caused by passband amplitude and/or phase distortion is derived in closed form. Methods for computer-assisted or manual means of evaluating the integral are worked out in several examples taken from operational satellite systems hardware. Procedures, design tables, and computer programs are provided for combinations of passband distortion and signal spectrum-weighting characteristics. Passband distortion specification and allocation is considered, analyzed, and discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA099187

Entities

People

  • A. C. Lytle Jr

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Data Transmission
  • Digital Communications
  • Distortion
  • Measurement
  • Network Science
  • Phase Distortion
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Signal Generators
  • Signal Processing
  • Spectral Energy Distribution
  • Systems Engineering
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Radio communications and signal processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space