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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2012
Applicant:
Harris Corporation, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventors:
John Warner Shipley, Sebastian, FL (US);
Emile Ganthier, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Stephen T Hogue, Melbourne, FL (US);
Sean Freeman, Indialantic, FL (US);
Gregory Medlin, Melbourne, FL (US);
Edward Beadle, Melbourne, FL (US);
Assignee:
HARRIS CORPORATION, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/89 (2006.01); G01V 3/12 (2006.01); G01V 3/17 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/89 (2013.01); G01V 3/12 (2013.01); G01V 3/17 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting an oil mass covered by ice includes collecting radiometric data different frequencies, corresponding to respective different depths into the ice, using at least one airborne platform moved about a search area above the ice so that the radiometric data defines radiometric volumetric data. The radiometric volumetric data is processed to thereby detect an oil mass covered by the ice.