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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2011
Filed:
May. 04, 2009
Juan F. Lam, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Scott D. Whittle, Templeton, MA (US);
Min S. Hong, Montebello, CA (US);
Charles F. Kaminski, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Robert E. Shuman, Torrance, CA (US);
Harold B. Rounds, Torrance, CA (US);
Daniel D. Gee, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Juan F. Lam, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Scott D. Whittle, Templeton, MA (US);
Min S. Hong, Montebello, CA (US);
Charles F. Kaminski, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Robert E. Shuman, Torrance, CA (US);
Harold B. Rounds, Torrance, CA (US);
Daniel D. Gee, Manhattan Beach, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system and a method for operating a radar system in a continuous wave mode for communicating information are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for operating a radar system, having an antenna including a plurality of active array elements, in a continuous wave mode to communicate information, the method including receiving an instruction to enter the continuous wave mode, loading a plurality of tables, where each table includes information indicative of a primary group of the active array elements to be activated and a secondary group of elements to be deactivated, receiving a communication signal to be transmitted, and providing, repeatedly, the communication signal, for a preselected period of time, to the primary group of elements of each of the plurality of tables.