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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8059023 | Radar device for maritime surveillance The present invention relates to a radar device for maritime surveillance, intended to be installed on a vehicle moving at very high altitude, generally on a satellite. The invention consists more precisely in a partial synthetic aperture radar with a low rep... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7741990 | Method and apparatus for detection of moving objects by SAR images A method for the detection of moving objects by SAR images envisages the steps of: generating a pulse-repetition frequency signal starting from a radar signal; and generating a sequence of SAR images starting from the pulse-repetition frequency signal. In particular... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7663530 | System and method for monitoring targets A system comprising a moving radar, a processing device, and a phase difference determination device is used to monitor a target. The moving radar has first and second phase centers that transmit and receive signals normal to a direction of movement of the radar. Th... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7646326 | Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target indication Method and apparatus for simultaneous synthetic aperture radar and moving target detection. A plurality of independent radio frequency signals are generated and applied to separate radiating/receiving antenna elements. Signals are generated as basis functions, such ... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7646327 | Synthetic aperture radar motion estimation method A target object motion estimation method using at least one subset of a complex SAR image. Coarse range cell alignment is performed on at least one subset of a complex SAR image. At least one subset is autofocused, thereby providing an estimated phase error function... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7436348 | Interferometer-type radar A transmitter for transmitting signals to targets and a receiver having a large-diameter array antenna for receiving signals reflected from targets are included. The transmitter has a function of outputting an FMCW signal for detecting direction and velocity of the ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7411540 | Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data compression A method of compressing phase history (PH) data includes (a) dividing PH data into multiple sub-apertures; (b) transforming the sub-apertures into multiple coarse resolution images; and (c) compressing each of the coarse resolution images. Compressing each of the co... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7369083 | Method for performing bistatic radar functions A bistatic radar system having a transmitter that generates unique signals at spatially independent transmitter degrees of freedom and a receiver that filters the signal at each receiver degree of freedom into a group of signals identical in number to the number of ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7333046 | System and method for monitoring targets A system comprising a moving radar, a processing device, and a phase difference determination device is used to monitor a target. The moving radar has first and second phase centers that transmit and receive signals normal to a direction of movement of the radar. Th... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7277042 | Compensation of flight path deviation for spotlight SAR A radar acquires a formed SAR image of radar scatterers in an area around a central reference point (CRP). Target(s) are within the area illuminated by the radar. The area covers terrain having a plurality of elevations. The radar is on a moving platform, where the ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7266042 | Multi-stage maximum likelihood target estimator A multi-stage maximum likelihood target estimator for use with radar and sonar systems is provided. The estimator is a software implemented algorithm having four computational stages. The first stage provides angle smoothing for data endpoints thereby reducing angle... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7259714 | Unique space time adaptive system (USS) A method of detecting radar returns and measuring their parameters with or without clutter present and no clutter cancellation employed which includes transmitting at least one pulse; processing the returns surpassing a threshold detected in one range azimuth bin an... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7245250 | Synthetic aperture radar image compression A method is disclosed of generating multi-resolution images using synthetic aperture radar (SAR) phase history data. A high resolution SAR image may be formed from the phase history data, or a lower resolution SAR image may be formed from a sub-aperture of the phase... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7218272 | Reducing antenna boresight error Reducing antenna boresight error includes receiving radar pulses reflected from the ground, where pulses are emitted from the antenna of a radar system, reflected by the ground, and received by the antenna. The return pulses carry information about the ground. Measu... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212149 | System, method and computer program product for detecting and tracking a moving ground target having a single phase center antenna A synthetic aperture radar (SAR) system having a single phase center antenna is provided, the SAR system including a measurement unit and a tracker unit. The measurement unit is capable of receiving a phase history of a target point scatterer. From the phase history... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205927 | Technique for low grazing angle 3D SAR target recognition A radar on a moving platform for three dimensional target recognition of a target on a flat or sloping terrain is described. The target is illuminated from a plurality of locations to generate images at many aspect angles. The radar is positioned at a low grazing an... | 04/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7109911 | Dual synthetic aperture radar system The dual synthetic aperture array system processes returns from the receiving arrays. The two identical receiving arrays employing displaced phase center antenna techniques subtract the corresponding spectrally processed data to cancel clutter. It is further process... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106243 | Technique for enhanced quality high resolution 2D imaging of ground moving targets A radar receiver on a moving platform images a moving target and non-moving clutter using a single SAR array. The radar receiver converts the radar returns into digital radar returns and motion compensates the digital radar returns with respect to a reference, then ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095358 | Technique for cancellation of elevated clutter for the detection of fixed and ground moving targets under trees A target is detected under a forest canopy or other elevated clutter where the target is obscured by the elevated clutter. Radar returns reflected from the target on the surface, combined with those from the elevated clutter are digitized. Motion compensation is per... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7068215 | Reducing antenna boresight error Reducing antenna boresight error includes receiving radar pulses reflected from the ground, where pulses are emitted from the antenna of a radar system, reflected by the ground, and received by the antenna. The return pulses carry information about the ground. Measu... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7006034 | Fast and slow time scale clutter cancellation Target detection in the presence of non stationary clutter is improved by a radar receiver on a moving platform for detecting a target using a plurality of short coherent arrays and a plurality of long coherent arrays synthesized from the short coherent arrays overl... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6952178 | Method of detecting moving objects and estimating their velocity and position in SAR images A method of detecting moving objects and of estimating their velocity and position in SAR images includes the steps of generating a sequence of single-look SAR images which have the same polarization, are successive in time, and have a look center frequency which va... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6943724 | Identification and tracking of moving objects in detected synthetic aperture imagery A method of tracking a moving object in an image created by use of a synthetic aperture includes identifying a plurality of receive phase centers for an image collector, obtaining a synthetic aperture image using the plurality of receive phase centers, and reading a... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6911933 | Dynamic logic algorithm used for detecting slow-moving or concealed targets in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images The present invention includes an application of a dynamic logic algorithm to detect slow moving targets. Show moving targets are going to be moving in the range from 0-5 mph. This could encompass troop movements and vehicles or convoys under rough terrain. The meth... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6137437 | Spaceborne scatterometer A scatterometer orbiting around the earth globe comprises a single fanbeam radar antenna which is rotated around a vertical axis, at a slow rotation rate. The antenna foot-print sweeps a circular disc. The slow conical sweep combined with the motion of th... | 10/24/2000 |
| 5959566 | Method and system for detecting moving objects using a synthetic aperture radar system A method and system for detecting moving objects using azimuth streaks in synthetic aperture radar (SAR) image data are disclosed. The method and system of the present invention are directed to processing amplitude data relating to a SAR image, the first ... | 09/28/1999 |
| 5805099 | Synthetic aperture radar and target image production method A synthetic aperture radar apparatus which analyzes Doppler frequency displacements arising from a range direction motion component of a target and motion components of a flying body to produce a motion target image wherein only azimuth direction motion c... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5539408 | Method for the detection, localization and velocity determination of moving targets from raw radar data from a coherent, single- or multi-channel image system carried along in a vehicle In a method for the detection, localization and velocity determination of moving targets from raw radar data from a coherent, single- or multi-channel image system (SAR), for representing the surface of the earth with different backscatter ratios, chronol... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5343203 | Doppler tracking method for object imaging from radar returns A method of tracking an object in the Doppler dimension that provides for improved imaging. The method tracks the centroid of the object's Doppler and smooths out noisy estimates of its phase history. The tracking and smoothing combine to improve tracking... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5323162 | Synthetic aperture radar system A synthetic aperture radar system is mounted in a moving platform. The synthetic aperture radar system includes a multi-beam antenna having a plurality of reception beams different in direction from one another, the multi-beam antenna being adapted to rec... | 06/21/1994 |
| 5289189 | Track handover between regions within a surveillance area A method of reducing tracking errors in an area comprised of touching surveillance regions which involves; transmitting a plurality of signals into a region, receiving signals scattered from the region and analyzing the received signals using a processing... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5160932 | Over-the-horizon synthetic aperture radar An over-the-horizon, synthetic aperture radar (OTHSAR) system (10) is disclosed. The OTHSAR system is used to locate moving objects (14) at long distances in response to modulated high-frequency radiation reflected by the objects and distinguishes the obj... | 11/03/1992 |
| 5122803 | Moving target imaging synthetic aperture radar A method and apparatus of imaging moving targets with an aircraft mounted complex radar system has a plurality of independent, but synchronized synthetic aperture radars (SARs) positioned on the aircraft at equal separation distance Ɗx along the flight v... | 06/16/1992 |
| 4825213 | Simultaneous triple aperture radar An improved radar system and technique are disclosed for use in detecting and tracking moving or stationary targets within the antenna field of view. Precise correction of doppler induced location errors is provided by the use of raw sensor data. Return s... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4549184 | Moving target ordnance control In an airborne radar system, moving ground targets are identified on a cathode ray tube (CRT) display and their motion tracked to allow precise delivery of air-to-ground weapons. Target location errors, due to the effect of target motion upon the doppler ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4150376 | Side-looking radar systems The invention provides a side-looking radar for use on a moving carrier and for exploring space laterally with respect to the displacement direction of the carrier. The receiver includes a non-coherent detector having a reference signal input. The average... | 04/17/1979 |
| 4086590 | Method and apparatus for improving the slowly moving target detection capability of an AMTI synthetic aperture radar Detection of slowly moving and stationary targets that are normally obscured by ground clutter is accomplished by an AMTI synthetic aperture radar system that utilizes multiple receiving antennas mounted along the flight velocity vector of the radar beari... | 04/25/1978 |
| 3993994 | Adaptive clutter cancellation for synthetic aperture AMTI radar Clutter cancellation between adjacent channels of a multichannel synthetic aperture AMTI radar is accomplished by delaying signals from the forward channel to coincide with signals from the aft channel and subtracting the outputs. Adverse effects from unk... | 11/23/1976 |
