EP1050141A2 - Procede et circuit de demodulation am - Google Patents

Procede et circuit de demodulation am

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EP1050141A2
EP1050141A2 EP99903597A EP99903597A EP1050141A2 EP 1050141 A2 EP1050141 A2 EP 1050141A2 EP 99903597 A EP99903597 A EP 99903597A EP 99903597 A EP99903597 A EP 99903597A EP 1050141 A2 EP1050141 A2 EP 1050141A2
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mixer
tag
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Freddy Petersen
Arne Midtgaard
Heine Ewi Pedersen
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TSS Traffic Supervision Systems AS
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TSS Traffic Supervision Systems AS
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H04—ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04L—TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION
    • H04L27/00—Modulated-carrier systems
    • H04L27/02—Amplitude-modulated carrier systems, e.g. using on-off keying; Single sideband or vestigial sideband modulation
    • H04L27/06—Demodulator circuits; Receiver circuits

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  • the invention relates to a method for simultaneous AM demodulation of partly data signals and partly signals formed by interaction with metal.
  • the invention is related to monitoring systems of the type which is described e.g. in WO 98/07052.
  • Systems for identification purposes are frequently called RF-ID systems.
  • the object to be monitored may be provided with a TAG which, if the TAG gets near an electromagnetic field, responds with an identification code that can be picked up by the antenna which emitted the electromagnetic field.
  • TAG which, if the TAG gets near an electromagnetic field, responds with an identification code that can be picked up by the antenna which emitted the electromagnetic field.
  • the vehicle For a vehicle to be identified, the vehicle must thus be provided with the TAG. On the other hand, no information is achieved on vehicles which are not provided with this TAG.
  • the object of the invention is to provide a method allowing identification of e.g. vehicles which are provided with a TAG as well as information on e.g. vehicles which are not provided with a TAG.
  • the invention is based on the circumstance that the modulation degree of signals used for identification purposes is very small in accordance with a prescribed standard.
  • the invention is also based on the finding that passage of a metal part past the antenna which emits the electromagnetic signal causes the antenna to register a received signal with a relatively great modulation degree.
  • the modulation degree of signals for identification purposes is of the order of 10 ⁇ 4
  • the modulation degree for detection of metal is typically 10 "1 according to the invention.
  • a crowded road is to be monitored, it will not only be possible to obtain identification of the vehicles which are provided with a TAG, but it will also be possible to obtain information on all other vehicles, as it may e.g. be measured what the average speed is, assuming a standard length of the vehicles.
  • the other part of the re- ceived signal which contains information on the presence of metal, thus varies relatively slowly, and in a preferred embodiment the information is found on the basis of the DC content of a rectified version of the signal received.
  • Claim 3 defines preferred details of the demodulation according to the invention, and claim 4 defines expedient details, as the influence of the surroundings on the adjusted circuits forming part of the detection is reduced because of the galvanic separation.
  • the rectifier is adapted to perform a severe limitation, which results in phase-correct demodulation.
  • the invention also comprises a circuit for simultaneous AM demodulation of a signal comprising a first part with a relatively small modulation index and a second part with a relatively great modulation index.
  • the object of the circuit according to the invention is to improve the sensitivity of the signal processing which is defined in claims 1-5.
  • the modulation degree for the identification part of the signal is very small. This means that the TAG - in the prior art - must be relatively close to the antenna which emits and re- ceives the electromagnetic signal. Otherwise, the sig ⁇ nal/noise ratio will be very bad.
  • the circuit according to the invention comprises a mixer
  • the very advantageous signal/noise ratio of modern mixer circuits is utilized, not only for identification purposes, but also for the detection of the presence of metal .
  • fig. 1 shows the basic structure of a receiver according to the invention
  • fig. 2 shows an example of a signal which is received by the receiver according to fig. 1,
  • fig. 3 shows the signal from fig. 2 after a first processing in the receiver according to fig. 1,
  • fig. 4 shows an output signal from the receiver according to fig. 1, while
  • fig. 5 shows a basic set-up in the use of the method ac- cording to the invention.
  • the numeral 1 designates a receiver which is incorporated as part of a transponder or interrogator according to the invention.
  • This receiver has an input 4 receiving a signal which is branched into two parts 5 and 5a.
  • the signal 5 is fed to a limiter 2 which limits the signal strongly, while the signal 5a is fed to a first input of a mixer 3.
  • This mixer 3 additionally receives the limited signal 6, and the signals 7 and 8 occur on the output of the mixer 3, as will be explained more fully in connection with the following figures.
  • the signal 4 in fig. 1 may e.g. look as shown in fig. 2.
  • the signal 9 may be the signal which is received when neither a TAG nor metal is in the vicinity of the transponder or the interrogator (see also fig. 5 with associated explanation) .
  • the received signal am- plitude will drop to the curve shape shown at 11, because energy is absorbed in the metal part.
  • the amplitude will drop by the order of 10%, which is exaggerated in fig. 2 for clarity.
  • a typical frequency may be 125 kHz, which is common for radio frequency identifica- tion purposes (RF-ID) .
  • the TAG When a TAG gets into the sensitivity range of the interrogator, the TAG will emit an identification signal whereby the signal 9 in fig. 2 is amplitude modulated with a modulation index of the order of 10 "4 .
  • the demodulation of the identification signal will not be explained in detail, as the principle is well-known. On the other hand, an explanation of the signal processing for the detection of metal will be given below.
  • the numerals 13 and 14 show the signal 6 on the output of the limiter 2.
  • the signal 9 has been severely limited and now occurs almost as a square on the output 6.
  • the severe limitation is expedient, because it gives the least possible phase error between the signals 6 and 5a which are subsequently multiplied in the mixer 3.
  • This provides the signal shape 16 shown in fig. 4.
  • the mean value (DC) of the signal 16 is indicated at 17.
  • the signal 9 from fig. 2 will typically drop to the signal level 11 in fig. 2, and quite the same will apply to the DC value which is derived in accordance with the explanation of figs. 3 and 4.
  • the signal level typically drops 10%, and by adjusting a threshold value e.g. to 5% DC reduction, the metal can be detected entirely independently of whether the metal object carries a TAG or not, as the identification signals of the TAG only involve a modulation degree of the order of 10 "4 .
  • Fig. 5 shows a basic use of the system according to the invention.
  • An object of metal is designated 31.
  • the object is provided with a TAG 32 which is capable of commu- nicating with an interrogator 20.
  • the antenna consists of a transmitter/receiver coil 21 and a capacitor 28 which constitute the oscillation circuit.
  • a signal from a generator 22 is additionally applied to the antenna via a transformer 24, 25.
  • the numeral 1 designates the receiver according to fig. 1 which receives signals from a transformer 26, 27.
  • the power supply to the antenna via the oscillation circuit is obtained via a control unit 35 via a connection 29.
  • the object additionally has a TAG 32 capable of emit- ting a signal to the antenna 20, this will be received in the antenna 21 as an amplitude modulated signal, cf. the previous explanation of fig. 4.
  • the information of this signal contains an identification of the vehicle which may be passed on to the control unit 35 and optionally further on via the central unit 36.

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Abstract

Cette invention se rapporte à un procédé servant à réaliser la démodulation AM (modulation d'amplitude) simultanée de données qui sont transférées entre un transpondeur et un interrogateur en connexion avec la détection d'objets métalliques. A cet effet, le signal d'ondes porteuses est modulé en amplitude par le signal d'information et il est introduit dans une entrée d'un récepteur, où il est divisé en deux parties, pour que la première partie soit introduite dans un limiteur intensif, alors que la seconde partie est introduite dans une première entrée d'un mélangeur dont la seconde entrée reçoit le signal de sortie provenant du limiteur intensif. Les deux parties du signal sont multipliées dans le mélangeur. Un signal CC utilisé pour la détection de métal et un signal CA utilisé pour déterminer un signal d'information éventuel se présentent à la sortie du mélangeur. Le signal AM est introduit dans le récepteur en provenance d'une antenne qui contient un circuit ajusté, recevant un signal galvaniquement séparé d'un générateur. Les signaux provenant d'objets qui contiennent partiellement une étiquette avec des données d'identification et qui ne contiennent partiellement pas d'étiquette, peuvent servir à détecter et à identifier les objets en question.
EP99903597A 1998-02-23 1999-02-23 Procede et circuit de demodulation am Withdrawn EP1050141A2 (fr)

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DK24798 1998-02-23
DK24798A DK24798A (da) 1998-02-23 1998-02-23 Fremgangsmåde til simultan AM-demodulering af data og signaler der opstår ved vekselvirkning med metal
PCT/DK1999/000076 WO1999043132A2 (fr) 1998-02-23 1999-02-23 Procede et circuit de demodulation am

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CN (1) CN1292189A (fr)
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BR (1) BR9908174A (fr)
CA (1) CA2320699A1 (fr)
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