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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098194 | Determining characteristics of a radar cross section (RCS) test range A method for determining characteristics of a RCS test range may include vertically orienting a field probe including an elongated rigid body at a predetermined location within the RCS test range. The method may also include generating incident radar waves at a sele... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8013783 | Phased array antenna having integral calibration network and method for measuring calibration ratio thereof A phased antenna arrangement and a method for estimating the calibration ratio of an active phased antenna having a plurality of phased array antenna elements are described. The phased antenna arrangement includes a plurality of antenna elements, a plurality of rece... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8009084 | Fully integrated microprocessor controlled radar display A special purpose decoder and display unit is designed to present special format radar signals for training. Several display formats ease operator workload while acquiring desired radar formats. A reference tone is recorded along with radar signals on a tape and a p... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7990312 | Antenna calibration The present invention relates to antenna calibration for active phased array antennas. Specifically, the present invention relates to a built in apparatus for autonomous antenna calibration Accordingly, the present invention provides a method of self-calibrat... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7982663 | Digital signal processor The digital signal processor is for correcting a DC output at an output terminal of an internal circuit of an analog circuit device. The digital signal processor includes a digital register for storing a digital value, a D/A converter for converting the digital valu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978126 | Compact synthetic aperture radar test range A system for testing radar in accordance with one embodiment comprising a target motion platform; a target motion platform controller for controlling motion of the platform; a radar responsive tag and a delay line located on the target motion platform; the radar whi... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7880670 | Signal measurement system and method for testing an RF component A signal measurement system tests an RF component in an RF test facility, such as an RF anechoic chamber. The system includes a repeater which is connected to an exterior antenna disposed outside the chamber and a transmitting antenna disposed inside the chamber. Th... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7825852 | Simultaneous calibration and communication of active arrays of a satellite An apparatus for simultaneous calibration and communication of active arrays of a satellite may include a base transmitter, a satellite receiver, a satellite transmitter, a base receiver, and at least one computer. The apparatus may simultaneously transmit and recei... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7755540 | Method for operation of a radar sensor A method for close-proximity operation of a radar sensor for the generation of a usable detection field, for the recognition of people and/or stationary objects by an antenna, whereby the detection field can be altered or adjusted electronically. ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7755539 | Dummy apparatus or test method for collision prediction apparatus or its component Clothing 12 made of a cloth is put on a dummy object 11 that is formed into a human-like shape and made of a material having less reflection of electric wave, in order to form a dummy doll 10. Then, a collision prediction test or inspection by a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7576685 | Radar sensor A radar sensor having a transceiver device (10, 12), an analog/digital converter (14) for converting the received signals (A) into digital data, a memory device (18) for storing the digital data as a useful data set (D1) which provides th... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7498977 | Field probe form the angular response of a rigid body Probing incident radar fields in a target test zone of a RCS test facility by exploiting angular radar response of a long and uniform rigid body supported horizontally across or vertically through the test zone. The rigid body is free to rotate about the broadside c... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7486229 | Test method used for assessing target detection accuracy of ground moving target indicator data The Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) target detection accuracy test system receives, compares and analyzes GMTI test data that is formatted according to the NATO-EX (v.2.01) Standard. The GMTI target detection accuracy test system also uses Global Positioning S... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7436350 | Combined aircraft TCAS/transponder with common antenna system The present invention is a combined aircraft TCAS/Transponder with common antenna system and transmitter. Common TCAS/Transponder multi-monopole top and bottom antennas may be connected to a top and bottom antenna modules, the top and bottom antenna modules being el... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429948 | Device and method for calibrating and improving the accuracy of barometric altimeters with GPS-derived altitudes In a combined GPS/altimeter device, the calibration and hence the accuracy of barometric altimeter measurements are enhanced with the aid of derived altitudes from a GPS. The device determines the need for calibration and perform the subsequent computations necessar... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7427947 | Aircrew aid to assess jam effectiveness The invention generally relates to the field of computer software particularly to an improved method of providing aircrew decision aids for use in determining the optimum placement of an Electronic Attack (EA) aircraft. The core of the invention is a software progra... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7427946 | Object sensing apparatus While an FM-CW mode for sensing an object, in which a frequency of an electromagnetic wave transmitted from a transmission/reception antenna 6 is continuously modulated, and also, a CW mode for judging an abnormal condition, in which the frequency of the elec... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425918 | System and method for the measurement of full relative position and orientation of objects Methods are provided where: a signal is transmitted from an illuminating source and received cavity waveguides disposed on an object; a position and/or orientation of the object is determined based on the signal received in the waveguides; and data representing the ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420504 | Method of operating a multibeam radar A method of operating a multibeam radar carried on a platform flying a mission over a prescribed flight path to obtain images of a plurality of target areas, the beams of said radar being the result of respective transmit pulses and beam returns being received by re... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7417586 | Methods and systems for interferometric cross track phase calibration A method to compensate for variances in signal path delays for a plurality of radar return processing channels is described. The method comprises providing a signal in the signal path between an antenna and a corresponding receiver of each radar return processing ch... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7397420 | Timing adjustment method for radar, and radar apparatus having automatic timing adjusting function On/off timing of an amplifier and timing of antenna selection are accurately adjusted. When adjusting the on/off timing of the amplifier, modulation of a transmit signal is stopped, and a switch is set so as not to select any one of the antennas, thereby totally ref... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7391362 | Linear FM radar A FM-CW radar system comprises a frequency modulated continuous wave digital generator that produces both in-phase (I) and quadrature-phase (Q) outputs to orthogonally oriented transmitter antennas. A linearly polarized beam is output from a switched antenna array t... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7379018 | System and method for verifying a radar detection The method and system provide provisions for generating a respective detection state value associated with each of a plurality of RF receive beams. A first state value is indicative of a detection. The method and system further provide provisions, for each of the de... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373282 | Fault severity check and source identification A fault severity check and source identification method for a frequency domain instrument accesses acquired reflection data for a transmission line under test. From the acquired data reflection surfaces are isolated as a function of distance. Each reflection surface... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372398 | Electronic target position control at millimeter wave for hardware-in-the-loop applications An apparatus for use in controlling a simulated target position in a millimeter wave, hardware-in-the-loop system includes a pair of horns and a conditioning circuit. The conditioning circuit is capable of generating a pair of output millimeter wave signals, each to... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7373237 | Speed regulator with distance regulating function A speed controller for motor vehicles is provided, the vehicle having a distance regulating function, a locating system for detecting locating data for objects that are in front of the vehicle, and an evaluation device for determining whether a located object needs ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369811 | System and method for sensitivity optimization of RF receiver using adaptive nulling The present invention provides sensitivity enhancement for a single antenna RFID interrogating device by separately coupling a nulling signal formed using a portion of a transmit signal into a receiver. The phase and amplitude of nulling signal can be adjusted so th... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365677 | Compact radar test range A system for testing radar in accordance with one embodiment comprising a target motion platform; a target motion platform controller for controlling motion of the platform; a radar responsive tag and a delay line located on the target motion platform; the radar whi... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358892 | System and method for coherently combining a plurality of radars Systems and techniques for coherent combining radars include generating a phase and range calibration and initialization values for adjusting a time delay and a phase of a transmitted pulse from one of the radars, resulting in received composite target echoes at eac... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7348919 | System and method for evaluating the performance of a scan strategy A system and method is provided for detecting emitter signals and for determining a scan strategy for a receiver system that receives such emitter signals. Once a scan strategy is computed, it may be desirable to evaluate the scan strategy's intercept performance ag... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342532 | Radar system and contamination judging method Provided are a radar system and a contamination judging method capable of reducing adjustment costs and detecting contamination adhering to a radome with accuracy. The radar system includes an antenna for transmitting a transmission wave in a plurality of different ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7342531 | Redundant level measurement in radar level gauging system A method and system for determining a product level in a tank which determine a first level measure using emission of electromagnetic waves into the tank, detect a differential pressure, determine an observed density based on the detected differential pressure and t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7333044 | Rocket-powered sensor target assembly A rocket tube for housing a reloadable rocket motor is connected to a spacer element and a wire-rider element. A sensor target for reflecting radar signals is screwably attached to the rocket tube. The sensor target is provided with a plug for effectively sealing on... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333051 | Methods and devices for determining the linearity of signals A method (for example, machine-implemented, e.g., via a receiver), for determining whether a transmitted pulsed-signal is a linear or non-linear frequency modulated (FM) signal, includes: iteratively determining upper and lower bound slopes associated with frequency... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7330507 | Apparatus and method for multi-channel equalization A communication system with a multi-channel array antenna utilizes a receiver matching process that adapts the pass band frequency response of each channel to a selected reference channel. This process is implemented digitally by inserting a tapped delay line filter... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7327306 | RF system for tracking objects A system for tracking an object in space for position, comprises a transponder device connectable to the object. The transponder device has one or several transponder aerial(s) and a transponder circuit connected to the transponder aerial for receiving an RF signal ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327305 | Process for the evaluation of signals in an SAR/MTI pulsed radar system The invention relates to a process for the evaluating a received signal of an SAR/MTI pulsed radar system that transmits SAR and MTI pulses with respective definable pulse repetition frequency PRF_SAR and PRF_MTI, such that the received signal is a superimposition c... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327308 | Programmable method and test device for generating target for FMCW radar A test device for a frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar is provided. The test device has a central control unit for monitoring the FMCW radar. When the FMCW radar transmits a frequency modulated continuous signal to search for a target, the central cont... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7327322 | Directional antenna having a selected beam pattern A directional antenna is provided that utilizes an existing light source or simple reflector having a beam directing reflective surface and a transparent cover for transmitting and receiving electromagnetic radio waves. In an aspect, an information signal is impress... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7295151 | Systems and methods for self-test of a radar altimeter Systems and methods for testing a signal generated by a Direct Digital Synthesizer (DDS) in a radar altimeter. In an embodiment of the method, a voltage signal derived by comparing a fixed reference frequency to a ramped frequency signal generated by the DDS based o... | 11/13/2007 |
