Pulse Interference Cancelling System for Spread Spectrum Signals.

Abstract

Cancellation of pulse interference with no loss in the received level of the desired signal is obtained for a spread spectrum system which utilizes orthogonal multiplexed noise codes which when orthogonally multiplexed, matched-filter detected and linearly added, compress to a lobeless impulse. The noise codes are comprised of binary noise codes which compress to a code bit width tau. The pulse interference is eliminated by means of a variable delay line and a linear adder coupled to the output of a linear adder which operates in combination with a pair of matched filters to provide a lobeless impulse signal. The delay line is varied to provide a 180 degrees phase shift for any pulse interference signal which occurs in time coincidence with the lobeless impulse. The original and phase shifted pulse interference signals are added together in the linear adder and, in the linear adder and, in the process, cancel one another while leaving the lobeless impulse singal with no reduction in signal amplitude.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 1982
Accession Number
ADD009847

Entities

People

  • Frank S. Gutleber

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplitude
  • Cancellation
  • Delay Lines
  • Filters
  • Matched Filters
  • Phase Shift
  • Spectra
  • Spread Spectrum

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Geodesy
  • Radio communications and signal processing.