Joseph Frank Jiacinto

US Patent:

7957451, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Mar 6, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/074799

Inventors:

David K. Baugh - Robins IA, US
Joseph F. Jiacinto - Mount Vernon IA, US
Robert J. Frank - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Michael N. Newhouse - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Dana J. Jensen - Marion IA, US
Kent D. Benson - Marion IA, US
Daniel M. Zange - Robins IA, US
Gunther B. Frank - Robins IA, US
Bruce S. Kloster - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Richard L. Robertson - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Karl F. Hoech - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

International Classification:

H04B 1/00

US Classification:

375132

Abstract:

A spread spectrum communication system includes a transceiver configured to transmit a spread spectrum waveform. The spread spectrum waveform comprises transmitted signals at varying frequencies within a radio frequency spectrum of operation. The frequency variation is controlled according to a hopping sequence. A spectral sensor of the communication system is configured to dynamically scan the radio frequency spectrum of operation and to generate channel occupancy data based upon the scans. A real time hopping sequence generator is configured to dynamically generate the hopping sequence in real time as a function of the channel occupancy data.

US Patent:

7403756, Jul 22, 2008

Filed:

Nov 22, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/603392

Inventors:

Joseph F. Jiacinto - Mount Vernon IA, US
Robert A. Newgard - Central City IA, US
Robert C. Potter - Marion IA, US
Manas K. Roy - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

International Classification:

H04B 1/16
H04B 1/22
H04B 1/40

US Classification:

4551911, 455 77, 4551913, 455338

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a highly-integrated MEMS-based miniaturized transceiver. The transceiver utilizes a low band front-end to direct sample low band signals and a high band front-end to translate high band signals that cannot be directly sampled to low band before low band front-end processing. The low band front-end comprises an array of High-Q MEMS (microelectromechanical systems)-based filters/resonators separated by isolation amplifiers in selectable cascade with narrower bandwidth filters. Dynamic tuning ability is provided through the isolation amplifiers and the sample frequency of the analog-to-digital converter. This architecture is amenable to monolithic fabrication. The input frequency range is scalable with analog-to-digital conversion sampling rate improvements. Re-utilization of filters is spatially efficient and cost effective.