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Method and system for finding a manpads launcher position

US8537222B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. · US

Inventors

Jonathan L. Weber · Nashua, US
Arnold Kravitz · St. Petersburg, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 19, 2009
Grant date	Sep 17, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 24, 2031

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06T2207/30196
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for finding the launch of a ManPADS missile comprising the steps of installing a network of electro optical (EO) and infrared (IR) cameras with a triggering receiver and pointing the EO and IR cameras in the direction of a suspicious emission, wherein the EO camera provides high resolution video and the IR camera finds the ManPADS and tracks its user.

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