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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2017
Applicant:
Alakai Defense Systems, Inc., Largo, FL (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth R. Pohl, Clearwater, FL (US);
Christopher Neglia, Largo, FL (US);
Assignee:
Alakai Defense Systems, Inc., Largo, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/48 (2006.01); G01S 7/481 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G01N 21/65 (2006.01); G01N 21/49 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/4808 (2013.01); G01N 21/49 (2013.01); G01N 21/65 (2013.01); G01S 7/4816 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention comprises a novel approach for determining range to a target using the inelastic scattering of light from the target and/or inelastic scattering of light from molecules between the light emitting source and the target. This is a useful approach in that the range measurement is independent of the retroreflectivity or absorptivity of the target. Using this methodology allows optical detection and rangefinding of targets which by intention or otherwise cannot be detected using conventional LIDAR rangefinding.