Method and apparatus for target range determination
US8675183B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2010 |
| Grant date | Mar 18, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG09B9/003
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product provides for estimating the range of a target. An acquisition window of an imaging device is adjusted to fit a target at an unknown range in response to a user input. An angle subtended by the largest dimension of the target viewed from the acquisition window is determined. The range of the target is estimated from a largest dimension of the target and the angle subtended by the largest dimension of the target. The device may be a man-portable aircraft survivability equipment (ASE) system trainer (MAST), or any simulator simulating a man-portable air defense system (MANPADS).
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