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A system and method of tracking objects first receives returns from objects in the field of view of a detector. The sensor generates a current frame of datapoints, where an object in the field of view can be represented by multiple datapoints. The datapoints are converted into global coordinates and

A system and method of tracking objects first receives returns from objects in the field of view of a detector. The sensor generates a current frame of datapoints, where an object in the field of view can be represented by multiple datapoints. The datapoints are converted into global coordinates and mapped into a next frame of datapoints and generated at a next sample time to cream a new current frame of datapoints. This new current frame of datapoints is processed to form a list of objects with location and power information that includes information from one or more previous frames. This mapping and processing to form the list of objects allows the system to detect weak signal targets in a ground cluttered environment and minimizes the occurrence of false alarms.

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A method of tracking objects using a detection system having a sensor that senses objects within a field of view, comprising the steps of: (A) sensing objects in the field of view of the detector; (B) generating a current frame of datapoints, wherein said datapoints represent an object sensed in ste

A method of tracking objects using a detection system having a sensor that senses objects within a field of view, comprising the steps of: (A) sensing objects in the field of view of the detector; (B) generating a current frame of datapoints, wherein said datapoints represent an object sensed in step (A); (C) converting said datapoints into datapoints represented in global coordinates; and (D) mapping said converted datapoints into a next frame of datapoints to create a new frame of datapoints, wherein said new frame of datapoints represents objects detected in said next frame as well as objects detected in one or more previous frames, (E) doing blob coloring on said new frame of datapoints to define objects; (F) making a list of said objects in step (E): wherein said step (E) comprises the steps of: i. scanning said new frame to locate a bin having datapoint having a non-zero power value.