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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2003
Applicants:
James R. Hager, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Larry D. Almsted, Bloomington, MN (US);
John H. Keuper, Anoka, MN (US);
Inventors:
James R. Hager, Golden Valley, MN (US);
Larry D. Almsted, Bloomington, MN (US);
John H. Keuper, Anoka, MN (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S013/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for incorporating a forward ranging feature into a radar altimeter is described. The method comprises positioning an antenna of the altimeter such that a side lobe of a radar signal radiates from the antenna in a forward direction and processing a radar return from the side lobe to determine a range to a forward object.