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Apparatus and method to generate and detect virtual targets

  • US 20110210884A1
  • Filed: 02/08/2011
  • Published: 09/01/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus, comprising:

  • a) a first position detector capable of acquiring real position information associated with a real vehicle and generating a signal containing said first real vehicle position information; and

    ,b) a target calculator capable of receiving said signal containing said first real vehicle position information and calculating therefrom virtual position information for at least one virtual target, encoding said virtual position information into a format that may be interpreted by a second position detector and generating encoded virtual position information for each of said virtual targets; and

    ,c) a signal generator capable of receiving said encoded virtual position information for each of said virtual targets, combining said encoded virtual position information with a radio frequency carrier signal to produce a modulated RF signal; and

    ,d) a signal amplifier capable of receiving said modulated RF signal, amplifying said modulated RF signal to generate an amplified modulated RF signal containing the radio frequency carrier signal and the encoded virtual position information for each of said virtual targets; and

    ,e) an antenna capable of receiving and then radiating said amplified modulated RF signal generated by said signal amplifier; and

    ,wherein said signal amplifier is adjusted to radiate said amplified modulated RF signal by said antenna with only that strength sufficient to enable said second position detector to acquire said virtual position information.

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