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An improved wheel is provided wherein decorative items such as gem stones are embedded in either the wheel surface, a special mounting section attached to the wheel surface, or to a spoke strap that wraps around each spoke and positions embedded gem stones on the outside surface of the spoke.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7333050 | Radio frequency signature augmentation system Systems and methods are provided for simulating a target platform. An incoming radar signal is transmitted from a radar source and is received at a first platform. Time of the received radar signal is modulated to generate first and second range extent signals. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7262790 | Mobile enforcement platform with aimable violation identification and documentation system for multiple traffic violation types across all lanes in moving traffic, generating composite display images and data to support citation generation, homeland security, and monitoring A manned, mobile traffic enforcement platform with aimable violation detection and documentation devices, employing digital video and still images, incorporating contextual information as well as data input by the system operator and driver, with numerous commercial... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7259711 | Vehicle control apparatus A vehicle control apparatus includes an obstruction detection unit for measuring a headway distance until an obstruction existing ahead of the vehicle by means of a radar device, a unit for performing vehicle control or alarm control on the basis of the headway dist... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7154435 | Sparse numerical array feed for compact antenna and RCS ranges Systems and methods enable numerically creating a flat field in a compact radar range with a curved reflector, and without use of a separate phased array of elements, at frequencies lower than those that are possible with currently known, reflector-only compact rada... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145504 | Arbitrary radar target synthesizer (arts) A system for generating a simulated radar return signal. The novel system includes a processor adapted to receive target and waveform parameters and in accordance therewith generate a composite digital signal, and a digital to analog converter adapted to convert the... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7129839 | Device for monitoring an area The present invention relates to a monitoring device (1) with a transmitter unit (2) and a receiver unit (3) for monitoring an area. Slotted cables serve as antennas. According to the invention, a first slotted cable is arranged as a transmittin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100866 | Control system for a flying vehicle In one embodiment of the present invention there is described a vehicle having a propeller mechanism for propelling the vehicle in a horizontal direction. The vehicle includes a transmitter positioned on the bottom of the vehicle for transmitting a signal from the v... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7088765 | Vector calibration system An exemplary signal processing system determines vector mismatch between a plurality of signal paths. Advantageously, the system can determine mismatch across a range of frequencies. A signal generator of the system can provide a periodic calibration signal having a... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7035315 | Doppler corrected communications receiver and method of removing doppler frequency shift A method and communications receiver is disclosed that removes Doppler frequency shift in a spread spectrum communications signal. A pilot channel rake section has I and Q Doppler estimation channels for estimating the Doppler change in frequency based on a common p... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6933883 | Method and device for aligning radar mount direction, and radar aligned by the method or device A radar mount direction alignment device to be used for aligning the transmit/receive direction of a radar device 2D mounted on a member on which a radar device is to be mounted, such as a vehicle 1. The radar mount direction alignment device has recei... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6930627 | Radio-frequency digital/analog converter system and method A radio frequency (RF) converter system and associated method are provided for generating and/or receiving RF signals. Included is a signal conversion circuit for digital signal processing (DSP) or converting between digital signals and analog signals. Further provi... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6753806 | Methods and apparatus to compensate for zero Doppler returns A method for simulating a Doppler signal under stationary conditions is described. The method includes sampling a radar return signal at an integer multiple of the return signal frequency plus a fraction of the return signal period and generating a base band signal ... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6748351 | Modular covert remote electronic warfare simulator An apparatus for electronic warfare signal simulation which is used in an external test system to simultaneously test a plurality of “victim” communication systems for vulnerability to jamming. The test system includes a remote radiator of a signal free of jammi... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6553007 | Compensation of doppler shift in a mobile communication system The present invention relates to a method and a system for compensating for doppler shift in a signal transmitted between a mobile station and a base station in a mobile communication system. In the method the doppler characteristic is determined for two ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6496139 | Method for simulating echo signals for doppler radar systems A method for simulating echo signals for Doppler radar systems having a radar signal transmitted by a first Doppler radar system and received by a second Doppler radar system wherein the signal is subjected to the action of a Doppler frequency shift based... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6392586 | Car radar testing A method and device for testing the function of a radar. A diode (21) with variable radar radiation impedance is arranged in the beam path (23) inside the antenna unit (4, 6) of the car radar and is fed with alternating current for simulating a radar targ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6384771 | Automated target generator range and doppler calculator An automated simulator for radar and sonar applications. The inventive simulator is implemented in hardware and generates current parameters with respect to a simulated target in response to a plurality of initial values with respect thereto. In the illus... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6346909 | System for generating simulated radar targets A system is disclosed for generating simulated radar targets that eliminates the necessity for large outdoor test ranges and is relatively low in cost. The simulated radar target generating system provides complex targets of given simulated dimensions at ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6301552 | Radar/IFF simulator circuit for desktop computer A radar target simulator outputs multiple video and timing signals for a selected radar type from a single computer bus card slot. Several targets including cluster targets may be simulated at conveniently selectable signal-to-noise ratios. Multiple radar... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6150976 | Synthesis of overlapping chirp waveforms A digital radar landmass simulator (DRLMS) used for stimulation testing pulse radars, wherein the DRLMS operates by synthesizing time-overlapping chirp waveforms using finite impulse response filters. The DRLMS, thus, effectively generates many overlappin... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6075480 | Down range returns simulator A down range returns simulator for generating simulated radar reflected returns for testing advanced radar waveforms and associated signal processing. The simulator generates return signals based from real mission data, data transforms, arbitrary referenc... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6067041 | Moving target simulator A moving target simulator for testing a radar system has a radio frequency receiver, a digital radio frequency memory in electrical communication with the radio frequency receiver for storing a signal received thereby, a digital delay circuit in electrica... | 05/23/2000 |
| 6046696 | Apparatus and process for remote certification of doppler radar speed measuring devices A self-contained, single-unit test and calibration unit for Doppler-effect speed measurement devices (radar guns, etc.) is provided. The inventive unit is capable of performing manual, semi-automatic and automatic measurements on radar guns insuring no "m... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6037897 | Apparatus and methods for moving target indicator simulation A moving target simulator system for pulse Doppler radar includes a processor for processing received radar signal and transforming the signal into patterned pulses before subjecting the patterned pulses to an 180 degree phase-shift by a phase-shifter. Th... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5973638 | Smart antenna channel simulator and test system There is disclosed a method and apparatus for verifying the integrity of a smart antenna system. A signal simulator replicates the respective signals received at the multiple sensors of the antenna array, with signal parameters that include the correlated... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5940523 | Method of moment estimation and feature extraction for devices which measure spectra as a function of range or time The computation system of the present invention comprises an improved method of moment estimation for devices which measure spectra as a function of range or time. The preferred embodiment of this system is illustrated as part of an automated meteorologic... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5892479 | Electromagnetic target generator The electromagnetic target generator of this invention is used to simulate radar target for the purpose of testing and experimenting on a variety of weapon systems radars. The weapon system radar being tested emits a radar signal which is received by the ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5886626 | System and method for performing jamming testing on communication networks A system is tested for jamming resistance by supplying a simulated jamming ignal. The simulated jamming signal is produced by calculating a propagation path loss in the terrain between the system under test and a location where the jammer would be, predict... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5886663 | Doppler-based radar system self test circuit and related method A Doppler-based radar system used in monitoring the speed of moving vehicles includes a self test circuit and related method for independently and remotely testing the operability of the entire radar system including the critical microwave components. The... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5839096 | Self-implementing diagnostic system A self-implementing, self-diagnostic system for an anticipatory collision sensor system includes a transducer device for transmitting a modulated carrier signal and receiving the reflected modulated carrier signal from an object; a detection device for de... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5786786 | Photonic radar decoy A photonic radar decoy (50) is provided which simulates an aircraft to a radar having an interrogating signal. A plurality of receiving antenna (52, 54, 56, 58, 60) are attached to the decoy (50) with each of the receiving antenna (52, 54, 56, 58, 60) ind... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5721554 | Near field planar wave generation for electronic range testing A near field planar wavefront generation method that uses a relatively small number (three to five) of transmitting antennas disposed a predetermined distance from an antenna array having a multi-wavelength aperture that is part of a system under test. Th... | 02/24/1998 |
| 5518400 | Portable radar target simulator A radar target simulator for generating simulated targets used in testing a radar system. Simulated targets are generated out of the radar system noise. The radar system includes a radar receiver coupled to a receive antenna. The simulator has an input fo... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5457463 | Radar return signal simulator An apparatus for generating one or more radar return signals representative of one or more remote objects useable in ground based, shipboard and airborne radar systems for testing the radar and its user. The apparatus may generate one or more return signa... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5432516 | Radar obstacle detection system with self test A radar system which detects the presence of objects in the proximity of a movable vehicle includes a signal source which generates object detection signals, a first antenna which transmits the object detection signals and receives the object detection si... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5421728 | In-flight radar warning receiver training system An in-flight radar warning receiver training system for use with a radar warning receiver (RWR) includes a real on/off switch for switching real threat track file data to a formatter. A generator produces threat/RWR simulated threat track file data. A mer... | 06/06/1995 |
