Radar image formation within a distributed network
US10534080B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 23, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/9021
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system is provided for synthetic aperture radar image formation within a distributed network. A radar antenna receives successive echoes of a plurality of pulses of radio waves transmitted in an environment of a target. A processing system defines, from the successive echoes, an array of data elements representing a density of a reflective surface of the target at locations within the environment. The processing system also partitions the array into a plurality of subarrays based on a predefined array partitioning scheme. A respective node of a plurality of nodes receives and applies at least one algorithmic transform to a subarray of the plurality of subarrays, and determines a respective portion of a volume of space occupied by the target based thereon. The respective portion is combinable with other respective portions to determine the volume of space and thereby form an image of the target.
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