Ballistic missile debris mitigation
US9140784B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 27, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S13/726
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for identification of one or more launched objects obscured by debris objects within a debris field comprises: directing one or more sensor pulses at the debris field to obtain a plurality of sensor images; identifying objects within the debris field based on the sensor images; determining acceleration characteristics for each of the identified objects within the debris field based on the sensor images; identifying objects exhibiting free fall acceleration characteristics as debris objects; and identifying objects exhibiting centripetal acceleration characteristics as the one or more launched objects.
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