System and method for 3D radar image rendering

Details System and method for 3D radar image rendering System and method for 3D radar image rendering

2006-08-31

2008-11-25

Sotomayor, John B (Department: 3662)

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

Synthetic aperture radar

C342S179000, C342S180000, C342S181000, C342S185000, C342S191000, C345S419000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07456779

ABSTRACT:
A 3D rendered image of a radar-scanned terrain surface is provided from a radar return signal from the surface, wherein the return signal includes data indicative of azimuth, elevation, and range of a radar-illuminated area of the surface. The data are processed for transformation into X, Y, and Z coordinates. The X and Y coordinates corresponding to each illuminated area are triangulated so as to create a mesh of triangles representing the terrain surface, each of the triangles in the mesh being defined by a vertex triplet. 3D imaging information (grey scale shading and/or coloring information) is added to each triangle in the mesh, based on the amplitude of the radar return signal from the coordinates represented by each vertex in the triplet and the value of the Z coordinate at each vertex, so as to form the 3D rendered image.

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