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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:
Aug. 03, 1993

Filed:

Aug. 10, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:

Thomas L Corwin, McLean, VA (US);

Henry R Richardson, Alexandria, VA (US);

Stanley D Kuo, Arlington, VA (US);

Tom A Stefanick, Arlington, VA (US);

R Norris Keeler, McLean, VA (US);

Kent Pflibsen, Tucson, AZ (US);

Lonnie K Calmes, Tucson, AZ (US);

F Gregory Close, Falls Church, VA (US);

Michael V Finn, Silver Spring, MD (US);

Assignee:

Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Colorado Springs, CO (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
364516 ; 364517 ; 382 39 ; 382 54 ; 342195 ;
Abstract

A novel data processing technique is provided for detecting, locating and identifying targets from a plurality of images generated by an imaging sensor such as an imaging lidar system. The present invention employs physical models of signals produced by target objects of interest. Such a model based detection system globally processes frames of data to determine the existence and location of component elements that characterize the target being modeled.


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