Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Synthetic aperture radar
Reexamination Certificate
2006-01-17
2006-01-17
Gregory, Bernarr E. (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Synthetic aperture radar
C342S02500R, C342S02500R, C342S175000, C342S176000, C342S179000, C342S190000, C342S191000, C342S195000, C342S196000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06987479
ABSTRACT:
Motion compensation for coherent combination of pulses facilitates a SAR image of a scene on earth's surface. A great circle (406) is centered with respect to the earth's center, The great circle (406) has an axis (412) perpendicular to a first plane. Axis (412) passes through the earth's center. The first plane contains great circle (406) and includes the earth's center. Great circle (406) has a first center defined by an intersection of the first plane and axis (412). The scene has one or more radar scatterers and is located on a surface (402). The radar system is mounted on a moving platform (400) moving with a component of motion in a direction along great circle (406). The radar comprises a radar receiver for digitizing the radar returns having a phase from scatterers on surface (402), and a computer for focusing the phase of said radar returns from the scatterers on surface (402). The surface (402) is located on a local scene centerline circle (408), the local scene centerline circle (408) defining a second plane. This second plane is parallel to the first plane. The local scene centerline circle (408) is centered on the axis at a second center, where the second center is displaced with respect to the first center along the axis by a distance (414). The phase of the radar returns received from the scene is compensated for the motion of the moving platform (400) using a cylindrical coordinate system referenced with respect to the second center to yield a SAR image.
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Hansen Charles T.
Lawrence Michael E.
Alkov Leonard A.
Gregory Bernarr E.
Raytheon Company
Vick Karl A.
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