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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2007
Applicants:
Peter T. Weber, Dundus, CA;
Timothy J. Nohara, Fonthill, CA;
Inventors:
Peter T. Weber, Dundus, CA;
Timothy J. Nohara, Fonthill, CA;
Assignee:
Accipiter Radar Technologies, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/06 (2006.01); G01S 13/44 (2006.01); G01S 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A height-finding 3D avian radar comprises an azimuthally scanning radar system with means of varying the elevation pointing angle of the antenna. The elevation angle can be varied by employing either an antenna with multiple beams, or an elevation scanner, or two radars pointed at different elevations. Heights of birds are determined by analyzing the received echo returns from detected bird targets illuminated with the different elevation pointing angles.