General Atomics has been granted a patent for a system that synchronizes high power radio frequency sources to increase the range of energy transmissions. By using multiple sources and precise timing techniques, electromagnetic pulses are efficiently generated and accurately directed at a target, enhancing the effectiveness of high power microwave weapons. GlobalData’s report on General Atomics gives a 360-degree view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Synchronization system for high power radio frequency sources
A recently granted patent (Publication Number: US11946726B2) discloses a system for synchronizing high-power radio frequency sources using a directional photon source, synchronized clocks, high-power RF emission sources, photon detectors, and triggering systems. The system involves directing pulses of photons at a target, where reflections are detected and used to generate trigger signals for firing the RF emission sources. By measuring time differences between reflections and clock pulses, the system ensures precise synchronization between multiple RF platforms to constructively interfere with emissions at the target. The system also includes provisions for reducing timing errors using sensor data related to platform parameters like speed, altitude, air pressure, temperature, and humidity.
Furthermore, the patent describes a method for implementing this synchronization process, involving the generation of periodic clock signals, reception of photon reflections, measurement of time differences, and generation of trigger signals for firing RF emission sources. The method ensures that the emissions from different platforms interfere constructively at the target by precisely timing their firing sequences. Additionally, the method includes steps for providing synchronization information between synchronized clocks on different platforms, utilizing communications interfaces, processors, and delay generators. The system and method can be applied to stationary or movable platforms targeting stationary or moving objects like unmanned aerial vehicles, motor vehicles, or boats, demonstrating versatility in high-power RF synchronization applications.
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