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Secure and programmable friendly target recognition system

  • US 5,202,783 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1991
  • Issued: 04/13/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1991
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a combat zone having friendly and unfriendly target objects residing therein, a system for recognizing friendly target objects during the targeting thereof, said system comprising:

  • transmitting means mounted on each friendly target object in the combat zone for transmitting radiation simultaneously in all directions therefrom in the form of coded, short burst data packets according to a particular digital transmission code sequence; and

    receiving means having a field-of-view limited to one targeted object to be recognized, said receiving means being mounted on a targeting device aimed at the one targeted object for detecting said transmitted radiation in said receiving means'"'"' limited field-of-view, wherein the presence of said transmitted radiation according to the particular digital transmission code sequence is indicative of a friendly target object.

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