Patent ID: 9507017
Filing Date: 2016-11-29
CPC Classification: G01S

Claim Text:
1. A method for processing multiple signals of interest in a single receiver, for which the signals are of different frequencies, the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving an analog signal Z comprising a combination of at least two waveforms, each having an arbitrary transmit bandwidth X and having an arbitrary center frequency separation Y; b) digitally sampling said analog signal at a rate at least equal to the frequency Y+X, resulting in a plurality of samples; and c) digitally pulse compressing, for each waveform, the samples using sample rates at least equal to the frequency Y+X, wherein digitally pulse compressing comprises performing a plurality of correlation calculations, the plurality of correlation calculations comprising at least a first correlation calculation and a second correlation calculation, wherein the first correlation calculation and the second correlation calculation each begin at a sample of the plurality of the samples, wherein the second correlation calculation begins at a sample non-contiguous with the sample at which the first correlation calculation begins.