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Automatic target detector

US4030096A · kind A · utility

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12Claims
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Filing dateDec 5, 1975
Grant dateJun 14, 1977
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Expiry dateDec 5, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06V10/255
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatus which automatically detects targets of interest in line scanned amplitude modulated data systems such as side scan radar or sonar. The apparatus examines a received signal for target highlights followed by a target shadow of a certain length, depending upon range. The apparatus indicates the presence of a target of interest when the highlight-shadow information is contained in multiple sequential signals over a predetermined range window.

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