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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2011
Dale Martin Gould, Chelmsford, GB;
Robert Ian Henderson, Chelmsford, GB;
David John Shephard, Chelmsford, GB;
Barbara Helen Wright, Chelmsford, GB;
Dale Martin Gould, Chelmsford, GB;
Robert Ian Henderson, Chelmsford, GB;
David John Shephard, Chelmsford, GB;
Barbara Helen Wright, Chelmsford, GB;
BAE Systems plc, London, GB;
Abstract
A projectile detection system, and method of detecting a projectile (for example a bullet), for use on a vehicle () (for example a helicopter), the projectile detection system comprising: a radar antenna array () arranged to transmit and receive microwave signals so as to provide a plurality of detection segments () of a volume of airspace (); one or more processors () arranged to: determine which segments () microwave signals reflected by a projectile () are received from; determine timing information relating to a time order in which the received microwave signals are received; and determine directional information relating to a direction of travel of the projectile () using the determined segments () and the determined timing information; wherein the microwave signals have a frequency between 1 GHz and 30 GHz.