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FREQUENCY SHIFT TRANSMITTER [2 records]

Record 1 2005-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Transport of Goods
  • Air Traffic Control
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
DEF

The frequency shift observed at a receiver due to any relative motion between transmitter and receiver.

CONT

The Doppler frequency depends on the component of satellite velocity in the line-of-sight direction to the target. This direction changes with each satellite position along the flight path, so the Doppler frequency varies with azimuth time. For this reason, azimuth frequency is often referred to as Doppler frequency.

OBS

Doppler shift; Doppler frequency-shift: terms and definition officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

Doppler shift: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

Key term(s)
  • Doppler shift effect

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transport de marchandises
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
DEF

Décalage de fréquence observé dans le récepteur, attribuable à tout déplacement de l'émetteur et du récepteur l'un par rapport à l'autre.

OBS

déplacement Doppler-Fizeau : terme normalisé par l'AFNOR et reproduit avec son autorisation.

OBS

décalage Doppler; décalage de fréquence par effet Doppler : termes et définition uniformisés par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

décalage Doppler : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Key term(s)
  • écart de fréquence dû à l'effet Doppler

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transporte de mercancías
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
  • Lanzamiento y maniobras en el espacio
DEF

Desviación de frecuencia observada en un receptor debido al movimiento relativo de transmisor y receptor.

OBS

de desplazamiento de frecuencia.

OBS

desviación Doppler : término y definición aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

Key term(s)
  • desviación de frecuencia debida al efecto Doppler
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Record 2 1987-01-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Lasers and Masers
CONT

The laser(or lidar) velocimeter [lidar=light radar] operates in a fashion entirely analogous to that of the airborne Doppler weather radars likely soon to be available for detecting turbulence in storm cells. As with radars, the device detects air movements by observing the motion of particles suspended in the air and carried with it. The only significant difference is that a beam of coherent infrared radiation is used to scan ahead of the aircraft, instead of a beam(or series of pulses) of radio energy in the considerably longer-wavelength microwave band. The frequency of the back-scattered echoes or reflections undergoes Doppler shift detection by standard heterodyning techniques, which involve comparing the frequency of the reflected illumination with that of the original laser beam. Any reflecting object or material which has motion relative to the transmitter/receiver will cause a detectable shift in frequency, which can be isolated from the transmitter's own proper motion(over the ground) and thus yield a precise indication of the speed at which the air is moving several hundred metres in front of the aircraft. From this data, it is easy to compute what the air speed of the aircraft will be when it reaches that particular patch of air in a few seconds’ time [and hence detect possible turbulence ahead].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
  • Appareils de mesure
  • Masers et lasers
CONT

Le principe de fonctionnement du vélocimètre à laser (ou lidar) est exactement le même que celui des radars météorologiques Doppler de bord, qui doivent être mis en service prochainement pour la détection des turbulences dans les systèmes d'orages.

Spanish

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