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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7768444 | Weapon detection and elimination system A system for detecting weapons is provided. The system includes a radar system transmitting electromagnetic radiation, analyzing reflected signals to detect a weapon, and generating reflected signal data. An energy field parameter system receives the reflected signa... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7425693 | Spectral tracking A method of tracking a target. The method includes the steps of acquiring a first spectral image of a scene that includes the target, designating a spectral reference window, in the first spectral image, that includes a respective plurality of pixel vectors, acquiri... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7400289 | Plume-to-hardbody offset compensation in boosting missiles A methodology determines the offset distance between a threat missile plume and its hardbody during boost phase to aid in guiding a kinetic weapon (KW) or interceptor missile to the threat missile hardbody using the KW infrared sensor of the interceptor missile in c... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7370836 | Missile defense system and methods for evading heat seeking missiles A method for aiding a helicopter pilot to avoid a heat seeking missile includes the step of detecting a threat from a missile. The method also includes the step of reducing heat emanating from the helicopter's engine and rapidly reducing altitude. Then, when the thr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367531 | Systems and methods for evading heat seeking missles A method and system in an airborne aircraft to evade a heat seeking missile includes the steps of detecting the launch or “lock on” of a heat seeking missile and reducing the radiation from the aircraft's engine by reducing the engine speed to idle. The method m... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7333047 | System and method for spatially diverse radar signal processing An ultra wideband radar system for detecting objects where at least one of the radar system or the object is moving. The radar may be scanned in at least one dimension, which may include angle or range. The system includes a scan combiner that combines scan informat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7312744 | System for administering a restricted flight zone using radar and lasers A system is disclosed for administering a restricted flight zone using radar and lasers for detecting, tracking, warning and destroying airborne craft that enter restricted flight zones without authorization or that approach dangerously close to protected areas on t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7249730 | System and method for in-flight trajectory path synthesis using the time sampled output of onboard sensors Disclosed are a system, method, and program storage device implementing the method, of data fusion, wherein the method comprises determining pre-launch data affecting a flight of a self-sensing air-bursting ballistic projectile, the projectile comprising a plurality... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248210 | Man-portable counter mortar radar system The present invention is a man-portable counter-mortar radar (MCMR) radar system that detects and tracks enemy mortar projectiles in flight and calculates their point of origin (launch point) to enable and direct countermeasures against the mortar and its personnel.... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7236122 | Self-protecting device for an object An object self-protection apparatus (12) having a monitoring device (14) which is fixed with respect to the object and a launch container (18), in particular for fragmentation projectiles, which has a target-tracking radar device (20) for... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230221 | Portable air defense ground based launch detection system A ground based launch detection system consisting of a sensor grid of electro-optical sensors for detecting the launch of a threat missile which targets commercial aircraft in proximity to a commercial airport or airfield. The electro-optical sensors are configured ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7219589 | Bomb fuze event instrumentation An assembly for indicating when a transient electronic event has occurred on a mobile platform is provided. The assembly includes a housing and a flash-producing device that communicates with the mobile platform and produces a flash approximately when the event occu... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7210392 | Autonomous weapon system An autonomous weapon system including weapon (9) and weapon mounting system (7, 8) operable to point the weapon (9) in accordance with input control signals. The weapon system includes a sensor (2) to acquire images and other data from a ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205932 | Method and apparatus for improved determination of range and angle of arrival utilizing a two tone CW radar An improved system is provided for aiming a shotgun-based or other countermeasure system so as to be able to countermeasure incoming rockets or projectiles. In one embodiment a shotgun aimed and controlled by the subject system projects a pattern of pellets to inter... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7205520 | Portable air defense ground based launch detection system A ground based launch detection system consisting of a sensor grid of electro-optical sensors for detecting the launch of a threat missile which targets commercial aircraft in proximity to a commercial airport or airfield. The electro-optical sensors are configured ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7202809 | Fast acting active protection system A fast acting active protection system for military vehicles defeats RPG (rocket propelled grenade) threats fired from close ranges. The system minimizes the hazard to troops and civilians nearby. The system uses a plurality of passive sensors to locate the threat a... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7187320 | Matched maneuver detector A target tracking arrangement predicts the state of a target. The predictor may be a Kalman filter. In the presence of a target which is maneuvering, the prediction may be in error. A maneuver detector is coupled to receive residuals representing the difference betw... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7158076 | Method and apparatus for correcting velocity-induced range estimate phase errors in a two-tone monopulse CW radar A method and apparatus is provided for correcting the phase difference estimate derived from a two-tone CW radar to correct velocity-induced range estimate phase errors by offsetting the phase difference estimate with a phase correction equal to either of the Dopple... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151478 | Pseudo-orthogonal waveforms radar system, quadratic polyphase waveforms radar, and methods for locating targets In some pseudo-orthogonal waveform embodiments, a radar system transmits pseudo-orthogonal waveforms and performs multiple correlations on a combined single receiver channel signal. In some quadratic polyphase waveform embodiments, a radar system may simultaneously ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7044044 | Radio frequency triggered directed energy munition A laser weapon cartridge for disabling and/or destroying a target is disclosed. In an embodiment, the laser weapon cartridge may be compatible within a ballistic gun. For example, the laser weapon cartridge may be placed in the breech of a gun and armed by the gun's... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046187 | System and method for active protection of a resource An active protection system comprising an ultrawideband radar for threat detection, an optical tracker for precision threat position measurement, and a high powered laser for threat kill or mitigation. The uwb radar may use a sparse array antenna and may also utiliz... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6997097 | Autonomous mission profile planning The invention includes a method and apparatus for planning a mission profile in real time on board a platform or a vehicle dispensed from a platform. In general, the mission planning technique includes ascertaining a plurality of target information, including a targ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6986302 | Friendly fire prevention systems and methods Systems and methods for preventing accidental friendly fire situations from occurring are provided. Locator devices provide location information of friendly forces to a plurality of command centers. The command centers also receive targeting information from friendl... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6980152 | Externally cued aircraft warning and defense Methods, computer-readable media, and systems for externally cued aircraft warning and defense are disclosed. A surveillance system may include a sensor field or array and may include a processor system that processes signals including acoustic signals received by t... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6977593 | Method for assuring safety during firing exercises with live ammunition A method for assuring safety during firing exercises with live ammunition by mobile skirmish participants (11, 11′) practicing under combat conditions in an enclosed practice range (10) that is monitored from a monitoring center (14), to prote... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6977598 | Aircraft protection system and method According to one embodiment of the invention, a system for protecting aircraft includes a plurality of missile warning sensors and a turret mounted near the top of at least one support structure. Each missile warning sensor is operable to detect a missile and the tu... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6967614 | Projectile launch detection system utilizing a continuous wave radio frequency signal to confirm muzzle exit A projectile launch detection system utilizes a continuous wave radio frequency signal (CW/RF) to confirm muzzle exit. The projectile launch detection system can be used in smoothbore, fin-stabilized, non-air breathing projectiles. The gun tube appears as a waveguid... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6956523 | Method and apparatus for remotely deriving the velocity vector of an in-flight ballistic projectile A system and method for rapidly determining the source of an incoming projectile applies controlled, active RF energy source(s) to illuminate a target area/projectile, and exploits Doppler induced frequency shifts from multiple receivers to develop a vector solution... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6952001 | Integrity bound situational awareness and weapon targeting A system and method of providing situational awareness and weapon targeting is presented. The method includes determining the location of one or more enemy sites and one or more friendly sites. A “Do Not Engage” (DNE) zone is determined around each of the friend... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6906659 | System for administering a restricted flight zone using radar and lasers A system is disclosed for administering a restricted flight zone using radar and lasers for detecting, tracking, warning and destroying airborne craft that enter restricted flight zones without authorization or that approach dangerously close to protected areas on t... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6903676 | Integrated radar, optical surveillance, and sighting system The present invention can be generally described as a protection system. This protection system is formed by the integration of commonly available subsystems, which may be controlled by non-proprietary, open architecture software, which, in turn, may accommodate the... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6738012 | Protecting commercial airliners from man portable missiles A commercial airliner (10) carries a sensor that detects a characteristic (21) associated with a man portable missile (20). Raw sensor data is transmitted via a wireless data-link (41) to ground stations (31-33) that process the ai... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6717543 | Radar device for object self-protection In regard to radar guidance of a launch container (15) for fragmentation projectiles (16) for defending against an attacking missile (12), from the object (11) to be protected, the present invention affords a radar guidance system which c... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6467388 | Method for engaging at least one aerial target by means of a firing group, firing group of at least two firing units, and utilization of the firing group A method for engaging one or several aerial targets by means of a firing group (10) of autonomous, but cooperating, firing units (12, 112), wherein each firing group has a fire control unit (14, 114) and at least one weapon (16, 116). Several firing units... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6285312 | Arrangement for controlling radar transmissions for a system of antennas on a moving platform An arrangement for controlling radar transmissions for a system of antennas disposed on a moving platform. The radar transmissions are allocated to an antenna face for a future transmission. To effect an adequate allocation, a prediction arrangement is pr... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6199471 | Method and system for determining the probable location of a contact The present invention relates to a method and a system for determining a weapon firing strategy for an evading target. The method of the present invention comprises the steps of sensing the motion of the target, analyzing the motion of the target, providi... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6195035 | Cylindrical monopulse A monopulse antenna system comprising an inner antenna and an outer antenna disposed symmetrically about a central axis of symmetry. A central aperture is located at the axis of symmetry through which a weapon system may fire or an additional sensor may b... | 02/27/2001 |
| 5977902 | Process for producing an automatic command for an anti-tank trap and igniter for implementing the process An anti-tank trap (1) is constituted by a support (2), a military payload (3), an igniter (4) and a sight (5). The firing on the target is carried out at the time td in a plane Ɗ. The invention is characterized by the following chronological s... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5920027 | Fire control system A fire control system and a method for estimating periodic component of a target path. An efficient, fast-setting estimator is realized by first estimating the period and then the amplitude of the periodic component on the basis of the most recent measure... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5822713 | Guided fire control system The present invention is a fire control system. The fire control system comprises a manually aimed gun having a sighting device and a device for acquiring a target. The acquiring device is disposed at a location remote from the gun. The fire control syste... | 10/13/1998 |
