MULTIDIRECTIONAL TARGET DETECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A system for investigating and displaying an image of an area of interest comprising:
- a moving vehicle;
at least one processor for producing an image of the area of interest;
at least one first transmitter for emitting first radar signals substantially in a first direction, the at least one first transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor;
at least one first receiver for receiving backscattered radar signals resulting from the first radar signals, the at least one first receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor;
at least one second transmitter operatively for emitting second radar signals in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction, the at least one second transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor;
at least one second receiver for receiving backscattered radar signals resulting from the second radar signals, the at least one second receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor,a GPS subsystem for providing position data relating to the position of the vehicle;
the GPS subsystem, the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver operating to provide position data and radar data to the at least one processor to form the first and second images;
the at least one processor operating to combine image data from the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver to form a combined image; and
a display to display the combined image data.
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Abstract
A method and system for investigating and displaying an image of an area of interest comprising a moving vehicle; at least one processor for producing an image of the area of interest; at least one first transmitter for emitting first signals substantially in a first direction, the at least one first transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one first receiver for receiving backscattered signals resulting from the first radar signals, the at least one first receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second transmitter operatively for emitting second signals in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction, the at least one second transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second receiver for receiving backscattered signals resulting from the second signals, the at least one second receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor, a GPS subsystem for providing position data relating to the position of the vehicle; the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver operating to provide image data to the at least one processor; the at least one processor operating to combine image data from the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver with the position data to form a single image; and a display to display the combined image data.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for investigating and displaying an image of an area of interest comprising:
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a moving vehicle; at least one processor for producing an image of the area of interest; at least one first transmitter for emitting first radar signals substantially in a first direction, the at least one first transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one first receiver for receiving backscattered radar signals resulting from the first radar signals, the at least one first receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second transmitter operatively for emitting second radar signals in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction, the at least one second transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second receiver for receiving backscattered radar signals resulting from the second radar signals, the at least one second receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor, a GPS subsystem for providing position data relating to the position of the vehicle; the GPS subsystem, the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver operating to provide position data and radar data to the at least one processor to form the first and second images;
the at least one processor operating to combine image data from the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver to form a combined image; anda display to display the combined image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for investigating an area of interest using a radar system comprising:
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mounting a radar antenna array on a vehicle moving in a forward direction; transmitting a first group of signals and receiving a first group of backscatter signals in a forward direction from the radar antenna array; transmitting a second group of signals and receiving a second group of backscatter signals in a backward direction from said radar antenna array; measuring a radar position of said radar platform; processing said first and second group of signals to produce first and second images; combining said first and second image; and displaying said combined image. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for investigating and displaying an image of an area of interest comprising:
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a moving vehicle; at least one processor for producing an image of the area of interest; at least one first transmitter for emitting first signals substantially in a first direction, the at least one first transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one first receiver for receiving reflected signals resulting from the first radar signals striking objects in the area of interest, the at least one first receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second transmitter operatively for emitting second signals in a direction substantially opposite to the first direction, the second transmitted signals being distinguishable from the first transmitted signals, the at least one second transmitter being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor; at least one second receiver for receiving reflected signals resulting from the second transmitted signals striking objects in the area of interest, the at least one second receiver being operatively associated with the moving vehicle and the processor, a GPS subsystem for providing position data relating to the position of the vehicle; the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver operating to provide separate image data to the at least one processor;
the at least one processor operating to combine image data from the at least one first receiver and the at least one second receiver with the position data to form a single image; anda display to display the combined image data; whereby the system is able to recognize objects in the area of interest when only one of the first or second transmitted signals reaches the object. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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