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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2005
Todd R. Burlet, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tika M. Kude, Plymouth, MN (US);
James B. Oven, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Timothy J. Reilly, Plymouth, MN (US);
Todd R. Burlet, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Tika M. Kude, Plymouth, MN (US);
James B. Oven, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Timothy J. Reilly, Plymouth, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A method for determining a mechanical angle to a radar target utilizing a multiple antenna radar altimeter is described. The method comprises receiving radar return signals at the multiple antennas, populating an ambiguity resolution matrix with the electrical phase angle computations, selecting a mechanical angle from the ambiguity resolution matrix that results in a least amount of variance from the electrical phase angle computations, and using at least one other variance calculation to determine a quality associated with the selected mechanical angle.