Radar altimeter with forward looking radar and data transfer capabilities
US7777668B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 8, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 17, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/933
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A navigation system having a radar altimeter is disclosed. The navigation system comprises a signal processing unit and one or more antennas in operative communication with the radar altimeter and the signal processing unit. The system further comprises a forward looking radar communicatively coupled to the radar altimeter. The forward looking radar and the signal processing unit are configured to provide forward looking radar measurements, radar altitude measurements from the radar altimeter, and datalink communications within a single forward looking radar scanning sequence.
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