Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.

Peter B Weichman

Ira B Ekhaus

Eugene M Lavely

An underwater sensing system includes a cable structure, a water surface mount coupled to the cable structure, and a processor. The cable structure is configured to be deployed in a vertical orientation underwater and includes one or more sensors along a length of the cable structure. The one or more sensors are configured to detect maritime data associated with one or more marine-based parameters in an underwater maritime region around the cable structure. The water surface mount is configured to be at least partially exposed above a surface of the underwater maritime region and includes a transmitter configured to transmit the maritime data. The processor is configured to access a maritime model comprising parameters associated with the maritime region and update the maritime model based on the maritime data. The maritime model can be used as an input, or otherwise made accessible, to a navigation system of an underwater vehicle.

Correction of internal wave effects on a propagating acoustic signal

A system and method for generating high-resolution imagery using electromagnetic signals includes a moveable vehicle and a multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) radar system carried by the vehicle. The MIMO radar system includes an antenna array having a plurality of antenna elements. One or more of the antenna elements transmits electromagnetic signals towards a target area and one or more of the antenna elements receives back-scattered electromagnetic signals reflected from the target area. The system generates high-resolution three-dimensional imagery based on back-scattered electromagnetic signal data with system performance characterized by: (a) down range resolution &#x394;R; (b) cross-range resolution &#x394;X; and (c) vertical resolution &#x394;H. The system exploits effective synthetic apertures to improve cross-range resolution &#x394;X and vertical resolution &#x394;H based on, at least in part, the movement of the vehicle along the trajectory and a width and height of the antenna array relative to the target area.

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Peter B Weichman