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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1995
Filed:
Jul. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paul L Feintuch, Covina, CA (US);
Assignee:
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
367127 ;
Abstract
A variable depth sonar is disclosed which is adapted to provide passive multipath target ranging and depth estimates. The sonar employs a novel estimation procedure which is adapted to sonars with relatively small sensors and limited computing power. A novel feature of the invention is the introduction of a change of depth of the sonar receiver, mounted on a mobile platform, into the estimation process. Measurements at the two different depths are combined to provide target range and depth. Other features and improvements are disclosed.