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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 1991

Filed:

Sep. 04, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

David Lamper, St. Charles, MO (US);

Thomas L Grettenberg, St. Louis, MO (US);

Assignee:

Electronics & Space Corporation, St. Louis, MO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
342 25 ; 342175 ;
Abstract

A method of providing motion compensation (i.e. phase, doppler frequency, and range closure correction) for wide band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) or classification/identification radar modes is disclosed. An improved radar system employing the method is also disclosed. The method involves dividing the motion compensation into both a focusing function and a range closure function. Either or both these functions is achieved by modifying the transmitted signal. For stretch waveform processing systems, the method involves generating both the transmitted and reference signals. The radar system includes a waveform generator capable of implementing the various motion compensation techinques when the transmitted waveform is a linear FM waveform.


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