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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8170797 | Method and apparatus for estimating behaviors of vehicle using GPS signals A method and an apparatus for estimating behaviors of a vehicle are provided. At least two GPS antennas are located along a longitudinal axis of a vehicle so that speed vectors at the positions where the GPS antennas are located can be determined based on GPS signal... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7714768 | Non-statistical method for compressing and decompressing complex SAR data Provided is a non-statistical method for compressing and decompressing complex SAR data derived from reflected energy. The method includes selecting a first FFT to provide a target ratio of pixel spacing to resolution. A second FFT is then selected which is smaller ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7443334 | Collision alerting and avoidance system A collision alerting and avoidance system for use in an aerial vehicle is presented herein. The system comprises a one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle. A transmitter/receiver probe is coupled to the antenna array. The transmitter/receiver pr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7417581 | System and method for intrusion detection using a time domain radar array A system and method for highly selective intrusion detection using a sparse array of time modulated ultra wideband (TM-UWB) radars. Two or more TM-UWB radars are arranged in a sparse array around the perimeter of a building. Each TM-UWB radar transmits ultra wideban... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7400288 | Target visualization system A platform such as a car has a processor receiving information representing the location of the platform and a location of a target. An emitter assembly controlled by the processor produces a visual display outside of and beyond the platform that an occupant of the ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7382316 | Method for controlling a radio transmission At least one radiation pattern is rotated at a first radio station for the purpose of sampling a predefined angular range. At a first time of rotation, a second radio station is detected with a first angular position within the angular range corresponding to the fir... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7365673 | Compression and transmission of weather data Weather radar reflectivity data is compressed by converting radar data to image pixels. Next, contours are traced from select groupings of the pixels. Control points are derived from the contours. The control points represent a compressed version of the radar data a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7358888 | System and method for intrusion detection using a time domain radar array A system and method for highly selective intrusion detection using a sparse array of time modulated ultra wideband (TM-UWB) radars. Two or more TM-UWB radars are arranged in a sparse array around the perimeter of a building. Each TM-UWB radar transmits ultra wideban... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339515 | Optimized utilization of electronic counter measures The invention relates to a distributed electronic counter measures solution, wherein jamming signals (JA; JB) may be emitted towards threats (X1, X2) from counter measures stations in multiple vehicles (A, B), which are physically... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7307580 | Non-statistical method for compressing and decompressing complex SAR data Provided is a non-statistical method for compressing and decompressing complex SAR data derived from reflected energy. The method includes selecting a first FFT to provide a target ratio of pixel spacing to resolution. A second FFT is then selected which is smaller ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7307579 | Collision alerting and avoidance system A collision alerting and avoidance system for use in an aerial vehicle is presented herein. The system comprises a one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle. The array includes a plurality of horns; a polar horn, 45-degree horns, and equatorial ho... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7298313 | Radar-compatible data link system (U) The invention provides a radar system capable of transmitting data communications concurrently with and on a non-interfering basis with the normal radar functions. A continuous-wave carrier frequency is generated and transmitted to perform the normal radar function ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7298152 | Damage detection system A damage detection system includes a processor and a transmitter communicatively connected to the processor. The transmitter sends a signal to the processor and the processor is programmed to assign a spatial coordinate to the transmitter. The processor is further p... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7268723 | System and method for locating targets using measurements from a space based radar A system and method for determining a position of a target within an acceptable tolerance using an iterative approach. A airborne or space-based measuring device is used to measure an estimated position of the target. The information from the measuring device is use... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7224308 | Identification and location system for personnel and vehicles A surveillance system is provided for surveillance of objects within a secure area. A surveillance sensor transmits surveillance signals to all objects within the secure area, the reflections of which are received back by the surveillance sensor to determine the loc... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7183967 | System and method for communicating with airborne weapons platforms An airborne network configured to simultaneously transmit video imagery for battle damage indication from multiple airborne missiles to multiple tactical airborne non-launch aircraft. ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180468 | Object detecting device To provide an object detecting device having a capability of sufficiently adjusting the detection areas to suit to the environment in which it is installed, the object detecting device includes an antenna AT for emitting a detecting beam to the detection areas and r... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7158072 | Ethernet connection of airborne radar over fiber optic cable A weather radar signal path for an aircraft. The signal path has an antenna, a digital down-converter, a first transceiver, fiber optic cabling, a second transceiver and a processing unit. The antenna is adapted to, in a first mode, receive reflected radar signals f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7136011 | System for avoidance of collision between an aircraft and an obstacle A field unit for warning of a danger of collision between an aircraft and an obstacle, in particular a topographical ground obstacle or an obstacle formed by a mast, building or aerial cable structure, comprises a multi-part tubular mast having devices for fixing a ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7129884 | Multiple antenna radar signal detection and estimation A radar detection technique in a WLAN device can include a short pulse detection technique and a long pulse detection technique that can be performed using multiple receive chains. Short pulse detection is particularly effective when the incoming signal includes one... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7106244 | Freight container monitoring system A system and a method for monitoring a freight container are provided. The method includes the steps of generating a resonant spectrum representative of an initial condition of internal surfaces and contents of the freight container, and saving the resonant spectrum... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7075476 | Ultra-wideband smart sensor interface network and method A network, sensor and method are provided that utilize the capabilities of impulse radio technology to help monitor and/or control the environment within a building. In particular, the network includes a sensor attached to a first impulse radio unit that is capable ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7076168 | Method and apparatus for using multicarrier interferometry to enhance optical fiber communications A redundently modulated multicarrier protocol known as Carrier Interference Multiple Access (CIMA) is used in an optical-fiber network having wireless links at network nodes. CIMA is a protocol that can be used to create wireless protocols (such as TDMA and CDMA) ha... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7032858 | Systems and methods for identifying targets among non-targets with a plurality of sensor vehicles A plurality of sensor vehicles collect imaging data from an assigned location of a target region having targets and non-targets. The imaging data may be combined based on its location and the combined data is matched to a threat object map to identify the actual tar... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7019683 | Shipping container security system A security system senses intrusions into a shipping container through the opening of doors, cutting an opening, or removing the doors from their hinges. Intrusion information is transmitted to a remote receiver without interrogation, thereby reducing power consumpti... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7009550 | Method and apparatus for monitoring and measuring oil spills The present invention relates to an oil spill identification system and oil spill identification sensors to be used in connection with this system. The system is used primarily on fixed offshore structures, but may also be used on fixed onshore constructions. The se... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6992615 | Method for verifying dynamically a multiple beam antenna placed on a vehicle A method for dynamically verifying a multiple beam antenna placed on a craft including a device for determining the position and course of the craft and a transmitter that via the antenna can emit pulsed signals. At least two transponders are placed in different dir... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6980153 | Radar altimeter for helicopter load carrying operations A radar altimeter for vehicles that operate with a load suspended underneath is described. The radar altimeter includes a transmitter configured to transmit radar signals toward the ground, a receiver configured to receive reflected radar signals from the ground and... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977608 | Atmospheric data aggregation and forecasting system An airborne network system (ANS) on a member aircraft receives incoming geo-referenced atmospheric data regarding atmospheric conditions from other member aircraft and can re-transmit the data to other members. An air data system senses local pressure and temperatur... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967612 | System and method for standoff detection of human carried explosives The system and method for standoff detection of human carried explosives (HCE) is a portable system that automatically detects HCE up to a range of 200 meters and within seconds alerts an operator to HCE threats. The system has radar only, or both radar and video se... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6954171 | Method and apparatus for physical layer radar pulse detection and estimation Radar Pulse detection and radar signal length detection are used to detect and provide information for identifying radar signals. Pulse detection estimates a radar pulse size when it is too short for meaningful measurement. Pulse detection identifies a radar by iden... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943723 | Combined radar and laser detector having GPS receiver and using wireless communication The present invention relates generally to a combined radar and laser detector that enables a driver to drive safely and, more particularly, to a combined radar and laser detector, in which a signal receiving module for receiving various kinds of signals including t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6914554 | Radar beam steering with remote reflectors/refractors A reflected energy detecting device includes a transmitter for transmitting an electromagnetic signal and a receiver for receiving a reflected electromagnetic signal. An antenna may be operatively connected with the transmitter and the receiver for radiating the ele... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6867727 | Multiplatform multifunction avionics architecture A system-of-systems avionics architecture that is compatible with futuristic multi-function multi-platform sensor applications. The method and device of the invention is based on localized “adaptive” waveform and spectrum allocation for ultra-wideband radio freq... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6864828 | Method and apparatus for collection and processing of interferometric synthetic aperture radar data A system and method provide for the collection of interferometric synthetic aperture radar (IFSAR) data. In the system, a first space vehicle configured for emitting electro-magnetic energy and collecting the reflection from a region of interest (ROI), may be direct... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6816106 | Identification and location system for personnel and vehicles An identification interrogator is provided for surveillance of objects within an area. The identification interrogator transmits interrogation signals to all objects within the surveillance area, the reflections of which are received back by the interrogator to dete... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6806825 | Thin client radar and multimedia networking A radar scan conversion protocol is defined to communicate radar data from application servers to thin clients with reduced network bandwidth requirements. The radar scan conversion protocol may be implemented as an extension to existing thin client protocols. The s... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6720907 | Method and system for detecting and determining successful interception of missiles A system for the detection and determination of the success of interception of incoming missiles, used in conjunction with a defense weapon system capable of identifying and tracking incoming missiles and interceptors. The system comprises at least one of a pluralit... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6710736 | System and method for intrusion detection using a time domain radar array A system and method for highly selective intrusion detection using a sparse array of time modulated ultra wideband (TM-UWB) radars. Two or more TM-UWB radars are arranged in a sparse array around the perimeter of a building. Each TM-UWB radar transmits ultra wideban... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6691947 | Repetitive image targeting system The present invention includes a system and method for accurately locating moving targets. The system includes a targeting aircraft that has a radar system with a simultaneous SAR radar/moving target mode that generates an image and identifies moving targ... | 02/17/2004 |
