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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7421321 | System for obtaining vehicular information System for obtaining information about a vehicle or a component therein includes sensors arranged to generate and transmit a signal upon receipt and detection of a radio frequency (RF) signal and a multi-element, switchable directional antenna array. Each antenna el... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7363121 | System, method and apparatus for searching geographic area using prioritized spatial order A spatial data search method, system and apparatus for identifying particular data of significance around a reference vector through the spatial data. The method involves determining a reference vector within a spatial region for which spatial data exists, loading a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7336722 | Method and apparatus for puncturing code symbols in a communications system Techniques for puncturing symbols in a communications system. S symbols are received for a frame having a capacity of N symbols, with S being greater than N. P symbols need to be punctured so that remaining symbols fit into the frame. A number of puncture distances,... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7307583 | Antenna adjustment system and method for an aircraft weather radar system A weather radar system or method can be utilized to adjust a position of a weather radar system. The weather radar system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna control system. The processing electronics can determine an error associated with the p... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7256734 | Spot beam antenna boresight calibration using GPS receivers A method and apparatus for calibrating such a spot beam antenna by use of scanned spot beam signal characteristics measured by a plurality of ground based navigation receivers is disclosed. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7242345 | Method for controlling a radar antenna A method is described for detecting an object with target radar. After the first detection of an object, the antenna is tilted. The original direction towards the object is restored by electronically steering the emitted beam. The beamsteering is obtained by changin... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7242350 | Estimating an angle-of-arrival of a signal by determining polarization Estimating an angle-of-arrival of a signal includes receiving a signal sent from an emitter. The signal is received at a singly polarized antenna system associated with an antenna response model. An autocorrelation matrix having noise-related eigenvectors is generat... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7221307 | Determination of the presence of closely spaced targets An active or passive sensor observes a region, and generates evidence of the type of target or object viewed. The evidence is processed to determine the prior probability that the object is of a particular type. The prior probability so determined is thresholded to ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218273 | Method and device for boresighting an antenna on a moving platform using a moving target A technique for boresighting an antenna mounted on a moving platform is described. The technique uses a concurrently moving calibration target. Target navigation data and platform navigation data are used to compensate for movement of the target and the platform. Th... | 05/15/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7165009 | Apparatus, method and articles of manufacture for velocity and bearing determination of an object A sensor front end is disclosed that is able to discriminate objects based on their range from the sensor and to derive bearing information therefrom. The sensor system includes a signal source for transmitting at least a first and a second sensor signal toward the ... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7154439 | Communication satellite cellular coverage pointing correction using uplink beacon signal A communication satellite cellular coverage pointing correction using uplink beacon signal is provided. A ground-based beacon transmits a monopulse tracking signal or a Traveling Wave Coupler (TWC) tracking signal to a specialized tracking feed section located withi... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7124190 | Method for verifying chronological integrity of an electronic time stamp A method for securing the chronological integrity of files prior to archiving of the files, involving an exchange between a client and a Time Source Provider, the method comprising the steps of: the client generating a Public and a Private Key pair; the client gener... | 10/17/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7053828 | Systems and methods for correcting thermal distortion pointing errors One embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for correcting spacecraft thermal distortion pointing errors. The system comprises one or more spacecraft sensors located at positions on a spacecraft and which are adapted to measure spacecraft parameters ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6961016 | Estimating an antenna pointing error by determining polarization Estimating an antenna pointing error includes receiving a signal sent from a reference located within a region. A polarization ratio is evaluated over the region. A minimum polarization ratio variance for the polarization ratio is established. A location correspondi... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958725 | Radome aberration correcting system A system for correcting the effect of radome aberration on line-of-sight signals indicating target position. The aberration is in fact dependent upon both operating frequency and ‘angle-of-look’ and the essence of the present invention is to separate the correct... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6946990 | Apparatus and methods for radome depolarization compensation A method of reducing depolarization of a wireless signal passing through an antenna radome. An angle of incidence of the signal relative to the radome is determined. From the determined angle of incidence, at least one offset to signal depolarization attributable to... | 09/20/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6911934 | Apparatus, method and articles of manufacture for sequential lobing high resolution radar A sensor front end that is able to discriminate objects based on their range from the sensor and to derive bearing information therefrom. The sensor system may include a signal source for generating source signal; an antenna system for transmitting the source signal... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6897821 | Spacecraft off-gimbal IRU precision payload pointing and disturbance rejection system An off-gimbal pointing system is improved using filtering of resolver and gyro responses respectively applied at the output of the resolvers and gyros for attenuating high frequencies resolver responses and gyro responses that effectively degrades the high frequency... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6842152 | Method for adjusting detection axis of object detection system A method for adjusting a detection axis of an object detection system, wherein a disk-shaped adjusting member is fixed to a reference plane on an outer face of a casing, wherein the rotational position of the adjusting member is adjusted. The adjusting member has fi... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6768446 | Vehicle-mounted radar apparatus providing improved accuracy of detection of lateral position of preceding vehicle A vehicle-mounted radar apparatus which periodically derives and registers successive momentary position values for a target object such as a preceding vehicle based on received reflected radio waves and derives final lateral position data by smoothing the momentary... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6677890 | Distributed elevated radar antenna system An airborne radar antenna system for detecting a target in a volume includes a tethered aerostat and an antenna that is supported above ground by the aerostat. The aerostat-based antenna is used for transmitting and receiving a radar beam into the volume ... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6608584 | System and method for bistatic SAR image generation with phase compensation A method and bistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging system generate an image of a target area without knowledge of the position or velocity of the illuminator. The system includes an illuminator to illuminate a target area with a null-monopulse r... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6567034 | Digital beamforming radar system and method with super-resolution multiple jammer location In a radar system, sampled aperture data are received from an antenna array. The sampled aperture data include data that do not correspond to echo returns from a beam transmitted by the antenna. A covariance matrix is generating using the sampled aperture... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6498581 | Radar system and method including superresolution raid counting A system identifies a number of targets within a main beam of an antenna array that transmits the main beam and receives echo returns from the main beam. A covariance matrix is generated using the echo returns. The presence of at least one target within a... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6275182 | Radome polarization error compensation Disclosed is a method and apparatus for improving airborne vehicle tracking and guidance systems by reducing boresight error induced by polarization of the RF energy impinging on the vehicle radome. The radome wall is formed with a taper which gradually i... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6229480 | System and method for aligning an antenna A system and method for aligning an antenna. Signals broadcasted over a number of channels for each of a plurality of orientations of the antenna may be received. From such received signals, information pertaining to at least one of (i) an error rate, (ii... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6184825 | Method and apparatus for radio frequency beam pointing An RF beam pointing apparatus (500, 600) compensates for the effects of settling errors on antenna pointing. The beam pointing apparatus includes an attitude reference system (502, 528, 530, 534) generating an antenna attitude output from the satellite at... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6119067 | Object detecting system for conveyance, etc. An object detecting system mounted on a conveyance such as a vehicle having a laser radar as an object detector mounted on the vehicle at a position offset from the vehicle longitudinal center line, for adjusting in a factory the radar mounting position i... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6108593 | Method and apparatus for estimating attitude sensor bias in a satellite A method and apparatus for estimating attitude sensor bias in a satellite system uses attitude sensors and a spacecraft control processor. Attitude sensors provide output signals, which may contain bias. The present invention interprets the signals, deter... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5854609 | Satellite tracking method for vehicle-mounted antenna system A satellite tracking method for a vehicle-mounted receiving antenna system to determine the orientations of satellites dependent upon the moving direction of a moving body such as an automobile associated with the attitude control of an antenna which is m... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5808578 | Guided missile calibration method A method for calibrating the radar system includes the steps of: replacing stored statistically generated "average" error correction coefficients with error correction coefficients personal to a missile under test. More particularly, stored in the missile... | 09/15/1998 |
| 5764185 | Method and apparatus for controlling antenna and tracking antenna system using the same A method and apparatus for controlling an antenna and a tracking antenna system using them. A rate sensor detects the angular rate of the vehicle turning. On the basis of the detected value, an error correction circuit determines the steering angle of the... | 06/09/1998 |
| 5631653 | Dynamic inertial coordinate system maneuver detector and processing method A maneuver detector and processing method for use in target trackers employed in weapon guidance systems, and the like, that employs multidimensional measurements and a set of inertial coordinate systems. The maneuver detector and processing method are im... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5485156 | Antenna stabilization error correction system for radar A radar utilizes an antenna stabilization error correction system to automatically estimate and correct attitude sensor errors in pitch, roll and elevation. The radar system includes an antenna, an antenna positioner, a transmitter receiver, a signal proc... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5400033 | Tracking system for tracking targets with a spacecraft This invention comprises the use of integral pulse frequency modulation (IPFM) reaction jet controllers for multi-axis precision tracking of moving objects with flexible spacecraft, and vibration suppression. Two sets of position, rate and accelertion com... | 03/21/1995 |
