US4926183A
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Radar, notably for the correction of artillery fire
Assignee: LMT Radio Professionnelle
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Filing: 1989-01-27
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Granted: 1990-05-15
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Expires: 2009-01-27
Abstract
Abstract A radar, notably for the correction of artillery fire, comprises means for an antenna scan, in bearing, in a limited zone ΔG around a central position coinciding with the objective in that, and means to compare the received signals with a set of reference signals representing the responses awaited from virtual targets that are evenly spaced out, in bearing, within the monitored space ΔG.
Inventors
- 👤 Louis Fourdan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 14:34
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/02; G01S13/06; G01S13/42; G01S13/44; G01S13/66; G01S13/68; G01S13/685
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
113 words
A radar, notably for correcting of artillery fire, including a directionally scanned antenna and a receiver, said radar comprising: means for providing an alternate bearing can of said antenna, in a limited zone ΔG around a central position coinciding with a targeted object; means for comparing the signals received by said receiver, during each scan of said zone ΔG, with a set of reference signals representing the responses awaited from virtual targets evenly spaced out, in bearing, within said zone ΔG; and means for determining the one of said reference signals for which said comparing means delivers a maximum result in order to obtain the bearing of an eventual target in said zone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
113 words
A radar, notably for correcting of artillery fire, including a directionally scanned antenna and a receiver, said radar comprising: means for providing an alternate bearing can of said antenna, in a limited zone ΔG around a central position coinciding with a targeted object; means for comparing the signals received by said receiver, during each scan of said zone ΔG, with a set of reference signals representing the responses awaited from virtual targets evenly spaced out, in bearing, within said zone ΔG; and means for determining the one of said reference signals for which said comparing means delivers a maximum result in order to obtain the bearing of an eventual target in said zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A radar according to claim 1, further including means for ensuring a linear detection of amplitude of said received signals before applying them to said comparing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A radar according to claim 1, wherein said comparing means includes a correlating means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
99 words
A radar according to claim 3 further comprising sampling means for sampling, in bearing, said received signals wherein said correlating means comprises: a memory for storing amplitudes of successive samples of each of said reference signals; a plurality of multipliers connected to said sampling means and said memory for multiplying each sample of said received signals by the samples, with the same order, of said reference signals respectively; and a plurality of accumulators connected respectively to said multipliers for accumulating the multiplication results relative to the successive samples of said received signal during a scan of said zone ΔG.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
98 words
A radar according to claim 4, wherein said determining means include: first mean for preparing a threshold value from the means of the values provided by said accumulators at the end of any given scan of said zone ΔG; second means for determining the one of said accumulators providing the maximum value at the end of said given scan; and third means for comparing said maximum value to said threshold in order to determine if a target is present, the bearing of said target being given by the rank of said reference signal corresponding to said maximum value.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
46 words
A radar according to claim 1 comprising a plurality of distance selectors fed with said received signals and providing respective distance resolution cell signals, wherein said means to compare and said means for determining are adapted to process each of said distance resolution cell signals separately.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1993-05-14 | 1993-11-13 | 1994-05-15 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1997-05-14 | 1997-11-13 | 1998-05-15 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2001-05-14 | 2001-11-13 | 2002-05-15 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |