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Method for determining missile information from radar returns

US7295149B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 19, 2005
Grant dateNov 13, 2007
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Expiry dateOct 19, 2025

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF41H11/02
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A target missile identifier compares radar cross-section (RCS) information about the missile with a set including at least one template of RCS to make determination(s) of at least one of (a) the missile type (solid/liquid propellant), (b) missile main engine cutoff, andor (c) staging state of a multistage missile.

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