Method of optimizing the coverage area of a sensor
First Claim
1. Method of optimizing a coverage area of a sensor, within an area that contains a number of part areas, the sensor having an angle-dependent range in at least one plane and being arranged on a mobile sensor platform, the method comprising the following steps:
- determining at least two movement directions for the sensor platform such that the angle between the sensor and the at least one plane is substantially constant as the sensor platform travels along each of the at least two movement directions;
determining a center of movement for said two movement directions;
determining periods of time for moving the sensor platform in each of said two movement directions, wherein the movement directions, the center of movement and the periods of time are determined so that the sum of the differences between the desired range and the achieved range in azimuth of the sensor is minimized; and
adapting the coverage area of the sensor to a given search area.
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Abstract
A method is provided of optimizing, within an area which itself contains a number of part areas, the coverage of a sensor which has an angle-dependent range in a least one plane, and which sensor is in addition arranged on a mobile platform. The method includes determining at least two movement directions for the sensor platform, determining a center of movement for the two movement directions, and also determining periods of time during which the sensor platform is to move in each of the two movement directions. The center of movement of the platform is preferably located within the search area.
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14 Claims
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1. Method of optimizing a coverage area of a sensor, within an area that contains a number of part areas, the sensor having an angle-dependent range in at least one plane and being arranged on a mobile sensor platform, the method comprising the following steps:
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determining at least two movement directions for the sensor platform such that the angle between the sensor and the at least one plane is substantially constant as the sensor platform travels along each of the at least two movement directions;
determining a center of movement for said two movement directions;
determining periods of time for moving the sensor platform in each of said two movement directions, wherein the movement directions, the center of movement and the periods of time are determined so that the sum of the differences between the desired range and the achieved range in azimuth of the sensor is minimized; and
adapting the coverage area of the sensor to a given search area. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. Method of optimizing a coverage area of a sensor, within an area that contains a number of part areas, the sensor having an angle-dependent range in at least one plane and being arranged on a mobile sensor platform, the method comprising the following steps:
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assigning weighting factors to at least some of the number of part areas;
determining at least two movement directions for the sensor platform wherein the at least two movement directions form a closed contour;
determining a center of movement for said two movement directions wherein the center of movement forms the center point of the contour;
determining periods of time for moving the sensor platform in each of said two movement directions, wherein the movement directions, the center of movement and the periods of time are determined so that the sum of the differences between the desired range and the achieved range in azimuth of the sensor is minimized and wherein the desired range is determined using the weighting factors assigned to at least some of the number of part areas; and
adapting the coverage area of the sensor to a given search area.
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14. Method of optimizing a coverage area of a passive sensor, within an area that contains a number of part areas, the passive sensor having an angle-dependent range in at least one plane and being arranged on a mobile sensor platform, the method comprising the following steps:
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determining at least two movement directions for the sensor platform wherein the at least two movement directions form a closed contour;
determining a center of movement for said two movement directions wherein the center of movement forms the center point of the contour;
determining periods of time for moving the sensor platform in each of said two movement directions, wherein the movement directions, the center of movement and the periods of time are determined so that the sum of the differences between the desired range and the achieved range in azimuth of the passive sensor is minimized; and
adapting the coverage area of the passive sensor to a given search area.
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