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Patent No.:

US 9170320 B1

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Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 2015

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2012
Applicant:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Inventors:

Peter H. Stockmann, Jamesville, NY (US);

Jonathan Fischi, Fayetteville, NY (US);

Assignee:

Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/28 (2006.01); G01S 7/40 (2006.01); G01S 13/52 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 7/2813 (2013.01); G01S 7/023 (2013.01); G01S 7/40 (2013.01); G01S 7/4008 (2013.01); G01S 13/52 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of compensating for transmitter instability of a radar system is provided. The method includes the steps of transmitting at least one electromagnetic pulse and directly measuring at least one characteristic of the transmitted pulse. A comparison is made between the at least one measured characteristic of the transmitted pulse to a reference pulse characteristic. The results of this comparison are used to generate a complex weight for the at least one electromagnetic pulse. The weight is applied to the received return of the at least one electromagnetic pulse.


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