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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 create 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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An autonomous mining system, comprising: at least one mining truck having a sensor, wherein said sensor is configured to detect objects within a field of view; means for sampling each detector at a sample time to generate a current frame of datapoints, wherein each datapoint represents an object det

An autonomous mining system, comprising: at least one mining truck having a sensor, wherein said sensor is configured to detect objects within a field of view; means for sampling each detector at a sample time to generate a current frame of datapoints, wherein each datapoint represents an object detected by said detector; means for converting said datapoints into datapoints represented in global coordinates; means for mapping said converted datapoints into a next frame of datapoints generated at a next sample time 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; means for blob coloring said new frame of datapoints to define objects; means for making list of said defined objects; and wherein said means for blob coloring comprises: means for scanning said new frame to locate a bin having datapoint having a non-zero power value; means for labeling said located bin with a new label where said located bin is not adjacent to a previously-labeled bin; and means for labeling said located bin with the same label as was assigned to said previously-labeled bin where said located bin is adjacent to said previously-labeled bin.