JPH08316925A - Multipath noise reduction device - Google Patents

Multipath noise reduction device

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JPH08316925A
JPH08316925A JP11694195A JP11694195A JPH08316925A JP H08316925 A JPH08316925 A JP H08316925A JP 11694195 A JP11694195 A JP 11694195A JP 11694195 A JP11694195 A JP 11694195A JP H08316925 A JPH08316925 A JP H08316925A
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Hiroshi Tajima
弘 田島
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Panasonic Holdings Corp
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    • HELECTRICITY
    • H04ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
    • H04BTRANSMISSION
    • H04B1/00Details of transmission systems, not covered by a single one of groups H04B3/00 - H04B13/00; Details of transmission systems not characterised by the medium used for transmission
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    • H04B1/10Means associated with receiver for limiting or suppressing noise or interference
    • H04B1/1081Reduction of multipath noise

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Abstract

PURPOSE: To vary a noise detection sensitivity based on the modulation rate and to prevent the aural change of a noise reduction effect. CONSTITUTION: The modulation rate of the radio wave source is defeated by an FM detection circuit 4 via an LPF 10, and the value of this detected modulation rate is converted into the value of the DC voltage through a 2nd level detection circuit 11. Then the DC voltage is applied to a separation control circuit 9, so that the threshold value of the DC voltage is controlled. Thus the stereo separation of a stereo decoder 5 is controlled. In such a constitution, the detection gains of a conventional multipath noise reduction device can be controlled in response to the modulation rate of the radio wave source.

Description

【発明の詳細な説明】Detailed Description of the Invention

【0001】[0001]

【産業上の利用分野】本発明は、ポータブル、車載等の
移動体用受信機であって、ステレオ放送の受信が可能な
FM放送受信機、TV受像機、AM放送受信機等に使用
されるマルチパスノイズ低減装置に関する。
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is a portable, vehicle mounted or other mobile receiver, and is used for FM broadcast receivers, TV receivers, AM broadcast receivers, etc. capable of receiving stereo broadcasts. The present invention relates to a multipath noise reduction device.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】移動体用受信機、特に車載用FMステレ
オ放送受信機においては、マルチパスによりノイズまた
は歪みを受けることが多く、聴感上大変耳障りのもので
ある。マルチパスを受けた状態でステレオ復調動作を止
め、モノラル復調にすることにより、これらのノイズや
歪みが著しく改善されることが知られている。このた
め、従来においても、マルチパスを受けているかどうか
を検出し、もし受けていれば、ステレオデコーダの復調
動作を制御してモノラルまたはモノラルに近い状態にし
て、マルチパスノイズを低減して聴感をよくした受信機
が提供されている。
2. Description of the Related Art A receiver for a mobile body, particularly an on-vehicle FM stereo broadcast receiver, is often subject to noise or distortion due to multipath, which is very annoying to the ears. It is known that these noises and distortions are remarkably improved by stopping the stereo demodulation operation in the state of receiving the multipath and performing monaural demodulation. For this reason, even in the conventional case, it is detected whether or not multipath is received, and if so, the demodulation operation of the stereo decoder is controlled to be monaural or close to monaural, and multipath noise is reduced to reduce the audibility. An improved receiver is provided.

【0003】図4は従来のこの種の移動体用FM放送受
信機の構成を示す。図4において、1は放送電波を受信
するアンテナ、2はアンテナ1から入力した電波から希
望波を取り出して中間周波を出力するフロントエンド、
3は出力された中間周波を増幅する中間周波増幅回路、
4は増幅された中間周波から音声信号を取り出すFM検
波回路、5は音声信号を左チャネルと右チャネルに振り
分けるステレオデコーダであり、左チャネル出力Lch
および右チャネル出力Rchを出力する。6はシグナル
メータ出力回路であり、電界強度を示す中間増幅回路3
からの振幅に比例した直流電圧を出力するとともに、マ
ルチパス妨害発生時には、FM電波が振幅変調を受ける
ため、交流電圧も合わせて出力する。7はシグナルメー
タ出力回路6の出力を帯域制限するバンドパスフィルタ
であり、8はバンドパスフィルタ7の出力を直流電圧に
変換するレベル検波回路であり、9はレベル検波回路8
の出力に応じてステレオデコーダ5のセパレーション
(分離度)を制御してマルチパス妨害ノイズを低減する
セパレーション制御回路である。
FIG. 4 shows the configuration of a conventional FM broadcast receiver for mobile bodies of this type. In FIG. 4, 1 is an antenna for receiving broadcast radio waves, 2 is a front end for extracting a desired wave from the radio wave input from the antenna 1 and outputting an intermediate frequency,
3 is an intermediate frequency amplifier circuit for amplifying the output intermediate frequency,
Reference numeral 4 is an FM detection circuit for extracting an audio signal from the amplified intermediate frequency, and 5 is a stereo decoder for distributing the audio signal into a left channel and a right channel. Left channel output Lch
And the right channel output Rch. Reference numeral 6 denotes a signal meter output circuit, which is an intermediate amplifier circuit 3 showing the electric field strength.
In addition to outputting a DC voltage proportional to the amplitude from, when multipath interference occurs, the FM radio wave is also amplitude-modulated, so the AC voltage is also output. Reference numeral 7 is a bandpass filter for band limiting the output of the signal meter output circuit 6, 8 is a level detection circuit for converting the output of the bandpass filter 7 into a DC voltage, and 9 is a level detection circuit 8
Is a separation control circuit that controls the separation (separation degree) of the stereo decoder 5 in accordance with the output of 1 to reduce multipath interference noise.

【0004】次に、上記従来例におけるマルチパスノイ
ズ低減制御について説明する。シグナルメータ出力回路
6の出力のうち、高域のノイズ成分は、マルチパスを受
けると、ノイズ+低域変調成分の高調波歪み成分によっ
てレベルが増大する。この高域AC成分、例えば15k
Hz〜100kHz程度の周波数の全てあるいは一部
を、バンドパスフィルタ7で抽出する。次に、この抽出
されたノイズの量を直流電圧に変換するためにレベル検
波回路8を通し、その出力電圧をセパレーション制御回
路9に加えて、マルチパスの受けた量に応じたしきい値
で、ステレオ復調状態からモノラル復調状態まで、ステ
レオデコーダ5を制御する。
Next, the multipath noise reduction control in the above conventional example will be described. In the output of the signal meter output circuit 6, the high frequency noise component increases in level due to the harmonic distortion component of the noise + low frequency modulation component when subjected to multipath. This high frequency AC component, eg 15k
The bandpass filter 7 extracts all or part of the frequencies of about Hz to 100 kHz. Next, in order to convert the amount of the extracted noise into a DC voltage, the level detection circuit 8 is passed through, and the output voltage thereof is applied to the separation control circuit 9 with a threshold value according to the amount of the multipath. The stereo decoder 5 is controlled from the stereo demodulation state to the monaural demodulation state.

【0005】図5は上記従来のマルチパスノイズ低減制
御におけるマルチパス強度(マルチパスノイズの大き
さ)とセパレーション(分離度)との関係を示してい
る。この図から明らかなように、従来は、マルチパス強
度が大きいほどセパレーションをステレオからモノラル
へ制御することにより、マルチパスノイズの低減を図っ
ている。
FIG. 5 shows the relationship between the multipath intensity (magnitude of multipath noise) and the separation (degree of separation) in the above conventional multipath noise reduction control. As is clear from this figure, conventionally, the higher the multipath intensity is, the more the multipath noise is reduced by controlling the separation from stereo to monaural.

【0006】[0006]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】しかしながら、上記従
来のマルチパスノイズ低減制御では、電波ソースの変調
率に関係なく動作するため、変調率によって聴感上のノ
イズ低減効果が変化してしまうという問題があった。
However, in the conventional multipath noise reduction control described above, since the operation is performed regardless of the modulation rate of the radio wave source, there is a problem that the noise reduction effect on the auditory sense changes depending on the modulation rate. there were.

【0007】本発明は、このような従来の問題を解決す
るものであり、変調率によってノイズ検出感度を可変と
し、ノイズ低減効果が聴感上で変化するのを防止するこ
とのできるマルチパスノイズ低減装置を提供することを
目的とする。
The present invention solves such a conventional problem, and multi-pass noise reduction in which the noise detection sensitivity is variable according to the modulation rate and the noise reduction effect can be prevented from changing in the sense of hearing. The purpose is to provide a device.

【0008】[0008]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、上記目的を達
成するために、電波ソースの変調率を検出する手段を設
け、その出力電圧でセパレーション制御回路のしきい値
を可変するようにしたものである。
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is provided with means for detecting the modulation factor of a radio wave source, and the threshold value of the separation control circuit is varied by the output voltage thereof. It is a thing.

【0009】[0009]

【作用】したがって、本発明によれば、電波ソースの変
調率を検出し、セパレーション制御回路のしきい値を可
変することによって、電波ソースの変調率に拘らず、一
定のノイズ低減効果を聴感上で得ることができる。
Therefore, according to the present invention, by detecting the modulation rate of the radio wave source and varying the threshold value of the separation control circuit, a constant noise reduction effect can be obtained in the sense of hearing regardless of the modulation rate of the radio wave source. Can be obtained at

【0010】[0010]

【実施例】図1は本発明の一実施例の構成を示すもので
あり、図4に示した従来の構成と同様な要素には同様な
符号を付してある。図1において、1はアンテナ、2は
フロントエンド、3は中間周波増幅回路、4はFM検波
回路、5はステレオデコーダ、6はシグナルメータ出力
回路、7はバンドパスフィルタ、8は第1のレベル検波
回路、9はセパレーション制御回路である。10はFM
検波回路4の出力を入力されるローパスフィルタ、11
はローパスフィルタ10の出力を入力されるとともに、
第1のレベル検波回路8とともにセパレーション制御回
路9に接続される第2のレベル検波回路であり、これら
ローパスフィルタ10および第2のレベル検波回路11
により電波ソースの変調率を検出する手段を構成してい
る。
1 shows the structure of an embodiment of the present invention, in which elements similar to those of the conventional structure shown in FIG. 4 are designated by like reference characters. In FIG. 1, 1 is an antenna, 2 is a front end, 3 is an intermediate frequency amplifier circuit, 4 is an FM detection circuit, 5 is a stereo decoder, 6 is a signal meter output circuit, 7 is a bandpass filter, and 8 is a first level. A detection circuit, 9 is a separation control circuit. 10 is FM
A low-pass filter to which the output of the detection circuit 4 is input, 11
Receives the output of the low-pass filter 10, and
The second level detection circuit is connected to the separation control circuit 9 together with the first level detection circuit 8 and includes the low-pass filter 10 and the second level detection circuit 11.
This constitutes a means for detecting the modulation rate of the radio wave source.

【0011】次に、上記実施例の動作について説明す
る。FM検波回路4からの検波出力から得られた変調成
分のうち、例えばFM放送であれば、50Hz〜15k
Hzまでが左チャネルと右チャネル(L+R)の変調成
分であり、変調信号の主要成分が存在するため、また1
9kHzのパイロット信号(10%の変調率)の影響を
なくすため、ローパスフィルタ10を通し、その出力を
第2のレベル検波回路11でレベル検波して変調率に応
じた直流電圧を得る。そしてこの直流電圧をセパレーシ
ョン制御回路9に加えて、変調率に応じた制御しきい値
を可変して、ステレオデコーダ5におけるセパレーショ
ンをステレオ復調状態からモノラル復調状態まで制御す
る。
Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described. Of the modulation components obtained from the detection output from the FM detection circuit 4, for example, FM broadcasting, 50 Hz to 15 k
Since up to Hz is the modulation component of the left channel and the right channel (L + R), and the main component of the modulation signal is present, 1
In order to eliminate the influence of the 9 kHz pilot signal (modulation rate of 10%), the output of the low-pass filter 10 is level-detected by the second level detection circuit 11 to obtain a DC voltage corresponding to the modulation rate. Then, this DC voltage is applied to the separation control circuit 9 to change the control threshold value according to the modulation rate to control the separation in the stereo decoder 5 from the stereo demodulation state to the monaural demodulation state.

【0012】このように上記実施例によれば、変調成分
をFM検波回路4の出力からローパスフィルタ10およ
び第2のレベル検波回路11によって検出し、その出力
に応じてセパレーション制御回路9のしきい値を可変す
るようにしたので、マルチパスノイズが目立つ変調率の
低い場合には、少しのマルチパスでもモノラル復調状態
になりやすくしてノイズを低減し、また同じマルチパス
が出ても目立たない変調率の高い場合には、モノラル復
調状態になりにくくしてステレオ感を損なわないように
することにより、聴感上のノイズ低減効果を一定にする
ことができる。
As described above, according to the above embodiment, the modulation component is detected from the output of the FM detection circuit 4 by the low-pass filter 10 and the second level detection circuit 11, and the threshold of the separation control circuit 9 is detected according to the output. Since the value is made variable, if the multipath noise is conspicuous and the modulation rate is low, even a few multipaths are likely to be in the monaural demodulation state to reduce noise, and even if the same multipath appears, it is not conspicuous When the modulation rate is high, a monaural demodulation state is less likely to occur and the stereo feeling is not impaired, so that the noise reduction effect on the auditory sense can be made constant.

【0013】図2は上記実施例のマルチパスノイズ低減
制御におけるマルチパス強度とセパレーションとの関係
を示している。この図から明らかなように、本実施例に
よれば、変調率の大小によりマルチパス強度が変化して
いることが分かる。
FIG. 2 shows the relationship between the multipath intensity and the separation in the multipath noise reduction control of the above embodiment. As is clear from this figure, according to the present embodiment, it can be seen that the multipath intensity changes depending on the magnitude of the modulation rate.

【0014】なお、マルチパス強度によるセパレーショ
ンの制御は、図3に示すように、ステレオ復調状態から
モノラル復調状態へスイッチング的に急激に変化するよ
うな制御であってもよい。
The separation control based on the multipath intensity may be a control that causes a rapid switching change from a stereo demodulation state to a monaural demodulation state, as shown in FIG.

【0015】[0015]

【発明の効果】本発明は、上記実施例から明らかなよう
に、電波ソースの変調率を検出する手段を設け、その出
力電圧でセパレーション制御回路のしきい値を可変する
ようにしたので、電波ソースの変調率に拘らず、一定の
ノイズ低減効果を聴感上で得ることができ、聴感上のノ
イズが目立つときは、より深いセパレーション制御を行
なうことにより、音質(ステレオ感)とノイズ低減のバ
ランスを取ることができるという効果を有する。
As is apparent from the above embodiment, the present invention is provided with means for detecting the modulation factor of the radio wave source, and the threshold value of the separation control circuit is varied by the output voltage thereof. Regardless of the modulation factor of the source, a certain noise reduction effect can be obtained on the sense of hearing, and when noise on the sense of hearing is noticeable, deeper separation control is performed to balance sound quality (stereo feeling) and noise reduction. Has the effect of being able to take.

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of drawings]

【図1】本発明の一実施例におけるFM放送ステレオ受
信機の構成を示す概略ブロック図
FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an FM broadcast stereo receiver according to an embodiment of the present invention.

【図2】実施例におけるセパレーション制御の一例を示
す特性図
FIG. 2 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of separation control in the embodiment.

【図3】実施例におけるセパレーション制御の別の例を
示す特性図
FIG. 3 is a characteristic diagram showing another example of separation control in the embodiment.

【図4】従来例におけるFM放送ステレオ受信機の構成
を示す概略ブロック図
FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram showing the configuration of an FM broadcast stereo receiver in a conventional example.

【図5】従来例におけるセパレーション制御の一例を示
す特性図
FIG. 5 is a characteristic diagram showing an example of separation control in a conventional example.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

1 アンテナ 2 フロントエンド 3 中間周波増幅回路 4 FM検波回路 5 ステレオデコーダ 6 シグナルメータ出力回路 7 バンドパスフィルタ 8 第1のレベル検波回路 9 セパレーション制御回路 10 ローパスフィルタ 11 第2のレベル検波回路 1 Antenna 2 Front End 3 Intermediate Frequency Amplifier Circuit 4 FM Detection Circuit 5 Stereo Decoder 6 Signal Meter Output Circuit 7 Band Pass Filter 8 First Level Detection Circuit 9 Separation Control Circuit 10 Low Pass Filter 11 Second Level Detection Circuit

Claims (2)

【特許請求の範囲】[Claims] 【請求項1】 電波ソースの変調率を検出する手段を設
け、その出力電圧でセパレーション制御回路のしきい値
を可変するようにしたマルチパスノイズ低減装置。
1. A multipath noise reduction device comprising means for detecting the modulation factor of a radio wave source, wherein the threshold voltage of a separation control circuit is varied by the output voltage thereof.
【請求項2】 アンテナ入力の振幅変調成分を交流電圧
として出力するシグナルメータ出力回路と、前記交流電
圧の周波数を帯域制限するバンドパスフィルタと、前記
帯域制限された交流電圧を直流電圧に変換する第1のレ
ベル検波回路と、前記変換された直流電圧によってステ
レオセパレーションを変化させるセパレーション制御回
路と、アンテナ入力を検波した出力から左チャネルと右
チャネルの変調成分を主として抽出するローパスフィル
タと、前記左チャネルと右チャネルの変調成分を検波し
て直流電圧に変換する第2のレベル検波器とを備え、前
記第2のレベル検波器の出力により前記ステレオセパレ
ーション制御回路の制御しきい値を変化させることを特
徴とするマルチパスノイズ低減装置。
2. A signal meter output circuit for outputting an amplitude modulation component of an antenna input as an AC voltage, a band pass filter for band limiting the frequency of the AC voltage, and a conversion of the band limited AC voltage to a DC voltage. A first level detection circuit, a separation control circuit that changes stereo separation by the converted DC voltage, a low-pass filter that mainly extracts the left channel and right channel modulation components from the output that detects the antenna input, and the left A second level detector that detects the modulation components of the right channel and the right channel and converts them into a DC voltage, and changes the control threshold value of the stereo separation control circuit by the output of the second level detector. A multipath noise reduction device characterized by.
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
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