IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0324162
(2011-12-13)
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등록번호 |
US-8947647
(2015-02-03)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Halmos, Maurice J.
- Bulot, Jean-Paul
- Klotz, Matthew J.
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
8 인용 특허 :
26 |
초록
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In one aspect, a method includes forming range bins from range compressed data, the range compressed data comprising a train of coherent pulses formed based on a transmitted signal from a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensor and having a large time-bandwidth product and for each range bin, com
In one aspect, a method includes forming range bins from range compressed data, the range compressed data comprising a train of coherent pulses formed based on a transmitted signal from a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensor and having a large time-bandwidth product and for each range bin, compensating for motion of the LADAR sensor, performing a Fourier transform on the compressed range data, determining a centroid of individual velocity measurements and performing Fourier transform of the centroid to determine a vibration.
대표청구항
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1. A method, comprising: forming range bins from range compressed data, the range compressed data comprising a train of coherent pulses formed from a return signal originating from a transmitted signal reflected from an object, the transmitted signal generated by a laser detection and ranging (LADAR
1. A method, comprising: forming range bins from range compressed data, the range compressed data comprising a train of coherent pulses formed from a return signal originating from a transmitted signal reflected from an object, the transmitted signal generated by a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensor, the train of coherent pulses having a large time-bandwidth product, the large time-bandwidth product being a product of coherent integration time times a bandwidth, the large time-bandwidth product being greater than 100;for each range bin, compensating for motion of the LADAR sensor;performing a Fourier transform on the range compressed data;determining a centroid of individual velocity measurements by determining an instantaneous Doppler frequency of a peak intensity of each vertical line that represents an instantaneous velocity at that point in time; andperforming a Fourier transform of the centroid to determine a vibration. 2. The method of claim 1, further comprising transmitting a signal to form the transmitted signal, the transmitted signal comprising a series of coherent subsignals. 3. The method of claim 2 wherein transmitting a signal to form the transmitted signal comprises transmitting one of a train of coherent pulses and a train of coherent chirps. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising forming the range compressed data comprising: mixing the return signal with a local oscillator laser; anddetecting the heterodyne signal using a heterodyne detector. 5. The method of claim 4, wherein foaming the range compressed data further comprises: digitizing an output signal of the heterodyne detector; andperforming a matched filter convolution on the digitized output signal to form the range compressed data. 6. The method of claim 5 wherein performing the matched filter convolution comprises performing the matched filter convolution using a subapertured ambiguity function like (SAFL). 7. An article comprising: a non-transitory machine-readable medium that stores executable instructions, the instructions causing a machine to: form range bins from range compressed data, the range compressed data comprising a train of coherent pulses formed from a return signal originating from a transmitted signal reflected from an object, the transmitted signal generated by a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensor, the train of coherent pulses having a large time-bandwidth product, the large time-bandwidth product being a product of coherent integration time times a bandwidth, the large time-bandwidth product being greater than 100;for each range bin, compensate for motion of the LADAR sensor;perform a Fourier transform on the range compressed data;determine a centroid of individual velocity measurements by determining an instantaneous Doppler frequency of a peak intensity of each vertical line that represents an instantaneous velocity at that point in time; andperform a Fourier transform of the centroid to determine a vibration. 8. The article of claim 7, further comprising instructions causing the machine to transmit a signal to form the transmitted signal, the transmitted signal comprising a series of coherent subsignals. 9. The article of claim 8 wherein the instructions causing the machine to transmit a signal to form the transmitted signal comprises transmitting one of a train of coherent pulses and a train of coherent chirps. 10. The article of claim 7, further comprising instructions causing the machine to form the range compressed data comprising instructions causing the machine to: mix the return signal with a local oscillator laser; anddetect the heterodyne signal using a heterodyne detector. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein instructions causing the machine to form the range compressed data further comprises instructions causing the machine to: digitize an output signal of the heterodyne detector; andperform a matched filter convolution on the digitized output signal to form the range compressed data. 12. The method of claim 11 wherein the instructions causing the machine to perform the matched filter convolution comprises instructions causing the machine to perforin the matched filter convolution using a subapertured ambiguity function like (SAFL). 13. An apparatus, comprising: circuitry to: form range bins from range compressed data, the range compressed data comprising a train of coherent pulses formed from a return signal originating from a transmitted signal reflected from an object, the transmitted signal generated by a laser detection and ranging (LADAR) sensor, the train of coherent pulses having a large time-bandwidth product, the large time-bandwidth product being a product of coherent integration time times a bandwidth, the large time-bandwidth product being greater than 100;for each range bin, compensate for motion of the LADAR sensor;perform a Fourier transform on the range compressed data;determine a centroid of individual velocity measurements by determining an instantaneous Doppler frequency of a peak intensity of each vertical line that represents an instantaneous velocity at that point in time; andperform a Fourier transform of the centroid to determine a vibration. 14. The apparatus of claim 13 wherein the circuitry comprises at least one of a processor, a memory, programmable logic and logic gates. 15. The apparatus of claim 13, further comprising circuitry to transmit a signal to form the transmitted signal, the transmitted signal comprising a series of coherent subsignals. 16. The apparatus of claim 15 wherein the circuitry to transmit a signal to form the transmitted signal comprises circuitry to transmit one of a train of coherent pulses and a train of coherent chirps. 17. The article of claim 13, further comprising instructions circuitry to form the range data comprising circuitry to: mix the return signal with a local oscillator laser; anddetect the heterodyne signal using a heterodyne detector. 18. The article of claim 17, wherein instructions causing the machine to form the range compressed data further comprises circuitry to: digitize an output signal of the heterodyne detector; andperform a matched filter convolution on the digitized output signal to form the range compressed data. 19. The article of claim 18 wherein the circuitry to perform the matched filter convolution comprises instructions causing the machine to perform the matched filter convolution using a subapertured ambiguity function like (SAFL).
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