Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A radiometer for determining the mircrowave radiation distribution of a scene comprising: an antenna for providing an output as a function of microwave radiation received along fanbeams; said fanbeams collectively spanning said scene, said fanbeams having predetermined relative positions around an axis parallel to the antenna; means for moving said fanbeams; around a line of sight from the antenna to the scene an orientation sensor for providing an output as a function of the rotation orientation of said fanbeams; means for tranforming said outputs from said antenna and said orientation sensor into one-dimensional radiation functions, each of said radiation functions having a respective rotational orientation; and computing means for reconstructing the microwave radiation distribution of the scene from said radiation functions and their respective rotational orientations, wherein a two dimensional image of the scene are produced.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A radiometer for determining the mircrowave radiation distribution of a scene comprising: an antenna for providing an output as a function of microwave radiation received along fanbeams; said fanbeams collectively spanning said scene, said fanbeams having predetermined relative positions around an axis parallel to the antenna; means for moving said fanbeams; around a line of sight from the antenna to the scene an orientation sensor for providing an output as a function of the rotation orientation of said fanbeams; means for tranforming said outputs from said antenna and said orientation sensor into one-dimensional radiation functions, each of said radiation functions having a respective rotational orientation; and computing means for reconstructing the microwave radiation distribution of the scene from said radiation functions and their respective rotational orientations, wherein a two dimensional image of the scene are produced.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The radiometer of claim 1 further characterized in that said radiation function is a spatial frequency spectrum of radiation received from the scene.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The radiometer of claim 1 further characterized in that said radiation function is a projection of radiation received from the scene.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The radiometer of claim 1 further characterized in that said computing means includes means for correcting for beam shape.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
29 words
The radiometer of claim 4 further characterized in that said fanbeams are conical sheets and said means for correcting for beam shape corrects for the conicity of said fanbeams.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
The radiometer of claim 5 further characterized in that said antenna is adapted for frequency scanning.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The radiometer of claim 5 further characterized in that said antenna is adapted for delay scanning.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The radiometer of claim 4 further characterized in that said antenna is adapted for mechanical scanning.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
The radiometer of claim 8 further characterized in that said means for correcting beam shape corrects for side-lobes and beam thickness.