Estimation of vector velocity
US6859659B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 10, 2000 |
| Grant date | Feb 22, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 10, 2020 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2291/02836
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for estimating the velocity vector of a remotely sensed object or group of objects using either ultrasound or electromagnetic radiation. The movement of the object is determined by emitting and receiving a pulsed field with spatial oscillations in both the axial and transverse directions. Using a number of pulsed emissions and the transverse spatial oscillations the received signal is influenced by transverse motion and a new autocorrelation estimator is used for determining the velocity vector.
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