Processing of pulse-echo measurement signals
US8022862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2009 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2029 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Pulse echo signals containing false echoes are processed by forming tracks of multiple received echoes and monitoring these tracks by a recursive filter such as a Kalman filter. A track velocity is estimated for each track, and the position of each the next echo on the track is predicted.
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