Multibeam sounder
US8077548B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 26, 2007 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 9, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S15/93
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The sounder according to the invention comprises two transmit-receive antennas (1, 10) whose respective axes are off-target toward the front, in the direction of movement of the platform, these axes being symmetrical relative to a straight line (3) passing through their intersection and parallel to the axis of travel of the platform, the transmit frequency of the first antenna, equal to the receive frequency of the second being different from the transmit frequency of the second, the latter frequency being equal to the receive frequency of the first.
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