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US10338213B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jul 2, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/89
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system for providing an estimate of far-field radar cross-section (RCS) measurements of an aircraft. The system includes a plurality of automatic guided vehicles (AGV) each including a robot arm and a radar unit selectively mounted thereto and being interchangeable with a camera. Each AGV includes an AGV controller for controlling the robot arm, the radar unit and the camera so as to cause the radar unit to provide the near-field RCS measurements or the camera to provide images of the aircraft. The system further includes a real time signature diagnostic sub-system (SDS-RT) responsive to the near-field RCS measurement signals from the radar units and the images from the cameras in real time, and an SDS controller responsive to re-configured near-field RCS measurement signals and images from the SDS-RT and configuring the near-field RCS measurement signals and the images into the estimate of the far-field RCS measurements of the aircraft.
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