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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2006
Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Gloversville, NY (US);
Vincent Paul Staudinger, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kenneth Brakeley Welles, Scotia, NY (US);
Ralph Thomas Hoctor, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Jeffrey Michael Ashe, Gloversville, NY (US);
Vincent Paul Staudinger, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Kenneth Brakeley Welles, Scotia, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A RADAR system including a set of RADAR apparatuses is disclosed. Each apparatus includes a processor, a pulse unit in signal communication with the processor, a waveform signal generator in signal communication with the pulse unit, and a set of radar antennas in signal communication with the waveform signal generator. The waveform signal generator is capable of generating a waveform signal in response to pulses provided by the pulse unit. The set of antennas is capable of transmitting a burst of microwave energy in response to each waveform signal and to receive a plurality of reflected bursts associated with the transmitted bursts. An acquisition unit is configured to develop and amplify a finite window integral associated with each reflected burst, the acquisition unit in signal communication with the set of antennas and a pre-processor configured to digitize and store information relating to each finite window integral for subsequent processing.