Process for tracking vehicles
First Claim
1. A process for tracking a moving targeted vehicle from a remote sensor platform comprising the steps of:
- tracking the targeted vehicle and periodically recording its radar signature until its identity becomes ambiguous and;
tracking the target after it has left its ambiguous state and periodically recording its radar signature; and
comparing the recorded radar signatures prior to the targeted vehicle becoming ambiguous to the recorded radar signature taken after the targeted vehicle has left its ambiguous state and determining that the targeted vehicle now tracked is the same as the targeted vehicle being tracked prior to becoming ambiguous.
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Abstract
The invention is process for tracking a moving targeted vehicle from a remote sensor platform comprising the steps of 1) tracking the targeted vehicle and periodically recording its radar signature until its identity becomes ambiguous, 2) tracking the target after it has left its ambiguous state and periodically recording its radar signature; and 3) comparing the recorded radar signatures prior to the targeted vehicle becoming ambiguous to the recorded radar signature taken after the targeted vehicle has left its ambiguous state and determining that the targeted vehicle now tracked is the same as the targeted vehicle being tracked prior to becoming ambiguous.
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10 Claims
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1. A process for tracking a moving targeted vehicle from a remote sensor platform comprising the steps of:
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tracking the targeted vehicle and periodically recording its radar signature until its identity becomes ambiguous and;
tracking the target after it has left its ambiguous state and periodically recording its radar signature; and
comparing the recorded radar signatures prior to the targeted vehicle becoming ambiguous to the recorded radar signature taken after the targeted vehicle has left its ambiguous state and determining that the targeted vehicle now tracked is the same as the targeted vehicle being tracked prior to becoming ambiguous. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A process for tracking a moving targeted vehicle and at least one other moving vehicle from a remote sensor platform comprising the steps of:
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tracking the targeted vehicle and at least one other targeted vehicle until their identities becomes ambiguous with each other and periodically recording their radar signatures;
tracking the target vehicle and at least one other vehicle after they have left their ambiguous states and periodically recording their radar signatures;
determining the identity of the targeted vehicle and at least one other vehicle after they have left their ambiguous states by comparing the recorded radar signatures of the targeted vehicle and at least one other targeted vehicle prior to their becoming ambiguous with each other to the recorded radar signatures of the targeted vehicle and at least one other vehicle after they have left their ambiguous states in order to find a match. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7, 8, 10)
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6. A process for tracking a moving targeted vehicle by radar from a from a remote sensor platform comprising the steps of:
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determining if the targeted vehicle is likely to become ambiguous as to its identification by the radar;
if the targeted vehicle is likely to become ambiguous, tracking the targeted vehicle and periodically recording its radar signature until its identity becomes ambiguous and;
tracking the target after it has left its ambiguous state and periodically recording its radar signature; and
comparing the recorded radar signatures prior to the targeted vehicle becoming ambiguous to the recorded radar signature taken after the targeted vehicle has left its ambiguous state and determining that the targeted vehicle now tracked is the same as the targeted vehicle being tracked prior to becoming ambiguous.
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9. A process for tracking a moving targeted vehicle and at least one other moving vehicle by radar from a remote sensor platform comprising the steps of:
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determining if the targeted vehicle is likely to become ambiguous as to its identification by the radar;
if the targeted vehicle is likely to become ambiguous with the at least one other targeted vehicle, tracking the targeted vehicle and at least one other targeted vehicle periodically recording their radar signatures until their identities becomes ambiguous with each other and;
tracking the target vehicle and at least one other vehicle after they have left their ambiguous states and periodically recording their radar signatures;
determining the identity of the targeted vehicle and at least one other vehicle after they have left their ambiguous states by comparing the recorded radar signatures of the targeted vehicle and at least one other targeted vehicle prior to their becoming ambiguous with each other to the recorded radar signatures of the targeted vehicle and at least one other vehicle after they have left their ambiguous states in order to find a match.
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