Covert distance determination via millimeter wave proximity sensor
US11573318B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 7, 2019 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 28, 2041 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/584
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A situational awareness system for aerial refueling is disclosed. In embodiments, the situational awareness system may include one or more millimeter wave devices of a tanker aircraft configured to transmit one or more emitter signals toward an aircraft to be refueled, and receive one or more reflected signals reflected from the aircraft to be refueled. In embodiments, the situational awareness system further includes a controller communicatively coupled to the one or more millimeter wave devices and the display device, the controller configured to determine a distance between a refueling assembly of the tanker aircraft and the aircraft to be refueled based on the one or more reflected signals, and generate one or more control signals configured to cause a display substrate of a display device to display at least one of a metric or image indicative of the determined distance.
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