Electric field resonance assisted Raman scattering for ladar IFF
    1.
    发明授权
    Electric field resonance assisted Raman scattering for ladar IFF 有权
    电场共振辅助拉曼散射为强大的IFF

    公开(公告)号:US07046358B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-16

    申请号:US10630035

    申请日:2003-07-30

    IPC分类号: G01J3/44 G01N21/65

    CPC分类号: G01N21/658 G01N2021/1793

    摘要: An identification system for identifying objects of interest is disclosed. The system includes an enhancement mechanism for enhancing Raman scattering from a plurality of Raman active molecules (RAMs). An interrogator transmits a signal toward an object of interest and receives a return signal therefrom. The return signal includes a Raman signature, and the interrogator classifies the object based on the Raman signature.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于识别感兴趣对象的识别系统。 该系统包括用于增强来自多个拉曼活性分子(RAM)的拉曼散射的增强机制。 询问器向感兴趣对象发送信号并从其接收返回信号。 返回信号包括拉曼签名,询问器根据拉曼签名对对象进行分类。

    Microwave absorbing material
    2.
    发明授权
    Microwave absorbing material 有权
    微波吸收材料

    公开(公告)号:US06756932B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-06-29

    申请号:US10459022

    申请日:2003-06-10

    IPC分类号: H01Q1700

    CPC分类号: H01Q17/00

    摘要: A method of absorbing microwave radiation is provided. The method comprises placing a structure in the path of the microwave radiation, the structure comprising an array of metal plates supported over a metal substrate by vertical conducting vias. The structure finds specific use in missiles having a dome portion that operates in a stealth mode. At least the inside of the dome portion is provided with the above-described structure for absorbing microwave radiation. The structure also finds use in anechoic chambers for use in testing microwave-emitting devices. Such anechoic chambers have walls, a floor, and a ceiling, which are provided with the above-described structure for absorbing microwave radiation. Surface patterning is thus used to enhance the micro-wave absorption. In addition, the frequency over which the material is highly absorptive can be shifted by changing the height of the structure, thus allowing active control (“tunable in real time”).

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种吸收微波辐射的方法。 该方法包括将结构放置在微波辐射的路径中,该结构包括通过垂直导电通孔在金属衬底上支撑的金属板阵列。 该结构在具有以隐形模式操作的圆顶部分的导弹中具体使用。 至少穹顶部分的内部具有用于吸收微波辐射的上述结构。 该结构还可用于消声室,用于测试微波发射器件。 这种消声室具有墙壁,地板和天花板,其具有用于吸收微波辐射的上述结构。 因此,表面图案化用于增强微波吸收。 此外,通过改变结构的高度可以移动材料高度吸收的频率,从而允许主动控制(“实时调节”)。

    System and method of orbital angular momentum (OAM) diverse signal processing using classical beams
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method of orbital angular momentum (OAM) diverse signal processing using classical beams 有权
    使用经典光束的轨道角动量(OAM)系统和方法进行多种信号处理

    公开(公告)号:US07701381B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-04-20

    申请号:US12198400

    申请日:2008-08-26

    IPC分类号: G01S13/74

    摘要: The present invention describes a system and method of OAM diverse signal processing using classical beams for applications in which OAM signal character is controlled such as optical tagging and applications in which OAM signal character is not controlled such as clutter mitigation and interference cancellation for target detection, identification etc. This is accomplished by transmitting a source beam having a prescribed state with one or more non-zero OAM components, reflecting the beam off a ‘tagged’ or ‘untagged’ target and receiving the return beam in the direct return path to measure the one or more OAM components to identify the target. OAM processing provides additional degrees of processing freedom to greatly enhance the processing capabilities to detect and identify both ‘tagged’ and ‘untagged’ targets.

    摘要翻译: 本发明描述了使用经典波束对OAM信号字符进行控制的应用的OAM多种信号处理的系统和方法,例如光标签和OAM信号字符不被控制的应用,例如用于目标检测的杂波减轻和干扰消除, 识别等。这是通过用一个或多个非零OAM分量发射具有规定状态的源光束来实现的,将光束反射出“标记”或“未标记”目标,并在直接返回路径中接收返回光束以测量 一个或多个OAM组件来标识目标。 OAM处理提供了额外的处理自由度,以大大提高处理能力,以检测和识别“标记”和“未标记”目标。

    Radome compensation using matched negative index or refraction materials
    4.
    发明授权
    Radome compensation using matched negative index or refraction materials 有权
    使用匹配负指数或折射材料的雷达补偿

    公开(公告)号:US06788273B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-09-07

    申请号:US10246828

    申请日:2002-09-19

    IPC分类号: H01Q1502

    摘要: A compensated radome is provided, comprising an inner layer of a negative index of refraction material, often referred to as a “metamaterial”, and an outer layer of a positive index of refraction material. The thickness of the two materials and their respective refractive indices are adjusted so that a beam of light passing through the radome is effectively not refracted. The metamaterial-compensated radomes solve the bore sight angle problem with a minimum of complexity.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种补偿天线罩,其包括负折射率材料的内层,通常被称为“超材料”,以及正折射材料折射率的外层。 调整两种材料的厚度和它们各自的折射率,使得穿过天线罩的光束实际上不被折射。 超材料补偿天线罩以最小的复杂度解决井眼视角问题。

    High density storage of excited positronium using photonic bandgap traps
    6.
    发明授权
    High density storage of excited positronium using photonic bandgap traps 有权
    使用光子带隙陷阱的激发正电子的高密度存储

    公开(公告)号:US06813330B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-11-02

    申请号:US10630077

    申请日:2003-07-28

    IPC分类号: G21G100

    CPC分类号: G21K1/003 Y10S376/913

    摘要: A device is provided that can capture and store electrically neutral excited species of antimatter or exotic matter (a mixture of antimatter and ordinary matter), in particular, excited positronium (Ps*). The antimatter trap comprises a three-dimensional or two-dimensional photonic bandgap (PBG) structure containing at least one cavity therein. The species are stored in the cavity or in an array of cavities. The PBG structure blocks premature annihilation of the excited species by preventing decays to the ground state and by blocking the pickoff process. A Bose-Einstein Condensate form of Ps* can be used to increase the storage density. The long lifetime and high storage density achievable in this device offer utility in several fields, including medicine, materials testing, rocket motors, high power/high energy density storage, gamma-ray lasers, and as an ignition device for initiating nuclear fusion reactions in power plant reactors or hybrid rocket propulsion systems.

    摘要翻译: 提供了能够捕获并存储电中性激发物质的反物质或外来物质(反物质和普通物质的混合物),特别是激发正电子(Ps *)的装置。 反物质捕获器包括其中包含至少一个空腔的三维或二维光子带隙(PBG)结构。 物种存储在空腔或空腔阵列中。 PBG结构通过阻止衰变到基态并阻止检测过程来阻止激发物种的过早湮灭。 可以使用Bose-Einstein凝聚态形式的Ps *来增加存储密度。 该设备可实现长寿命和高存储密度,可在多个领域提供应用,包括医药,材料测试,火箭发动机,高功率/高能量密度存储,伽马射线激光器和用于启动核聚变反应的点火装置 电厂反应堆或混合火箭推进系统。

    Optical accelerometer and its use to measure acceleration
    7.
    发明授权
    Optical accelerometer and its use to measure acceleration 失效
    光学加速度计及其用于测量加速度的用途

    公开(公告)号:US06567174B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-05-20

    申请号:US09796329

    申请日:2001-02-28

    IPC分类号: G01P1502

    CPC分类号: G01P15/093

    摘要: A method for measuring acceleration uses an accelerometer apparatus having an optically transparent, stress-birefringent material, a source of polarized light positioned to direct a polarized beam of light into the optically transparent, stress-birefringent material, and a detector system positioned to detect an output beam from the optically transparent, stress-birefringent material. The accelerometer apparatus is accelerated, and the acceleration of the accelerometer apparatus is simultaneously determined from a measurement of stress-induced optical birefringence in the optically transparent, stress-birefringent material.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于测量加速度的方法使用具有光学透明的应力双折射材料的加速度计装置,将偏振光源定向以将偏振光束引导到光学透明的应力双折射材料中,以及检测器系统, 来自光学透明的应力双折射材料的输出光束。 加速度计装置被加速,并且加速度计装置的加速度同时由光学透明的应力双折射材料中的应力诱导光学双折射的测量确定。

    Far field emulator for antenna calibration
    8.
    发明授权
    Far field emulator for antenna calibration 有权
    用于天线校准的远场仿真器

    公开(公告)号:US06531989B1

    公开(公告)日:2003-03-11

    申请号:US09992755

    申请日:2001-11-14

    IPC分类号: H01Q142

    摘要: A radar antenna for a guided missile is calibrated in flight using a point source of microwave radiation and a lens to emulate a far field source. The microwave source and lens fit behind a metal cap at the leading end of the radome and so do not adversely affect the radar. A variety of techniques to power the point source are disclosed, and a variety of lens arrangements are disclosed. The invention allows a radar antenna to be calibrated in flight, and so insures against mis-calibration due to aging components as well as the heat and mechanical forces associated with storage and/or launch of the missile.

    摘要翻译: 用于导弹的雷达天线在飞行中使用微波辐射点和透镜来模拟远场源进行校准。 微波源和透镜安装在天线罩前端的金属盖后面,因此不会对雷达产生不利影响。 公开了用于为点源供电的各种技术,并且公开了各种透镜布置。 本发明允许在飞行中校准雷达天线,并且因此保证由于老化部件以及与导弹的存储和/或发射相关联的热和机械力而导致的误校准。

    System and method for tracking beam-aspect targets with combined Kalman and particle filters
    9.
    发明授权
    System and method for tracking beam-aspect targets with combined Kalman and particle filters 有权
    用Kalman和粒子滤波器跟踪光束方向目标的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07046188B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-16

    申请号:US10640993

    申请日:2003-08-14

    CPC分类号: G01S13/723

    摘要: Systems and methods of tracking a beam-aspect target are provided. In embodiments, a target is tracked with a Kalman filter while detections are received. After a detection is missed, the Kalman filter may be concurrently propagated with a blind-zone particle filter until a probability that the target is in a blind zone exceeds a threshold. When the probability exceeds the threshold, the Kalman filter may refrain from further propagating. After a gated detection is received, the blind-zone particle filter and an unrestricted-zone particle filter may be concurrently propagated while a probability that the target is in an unrestricted zone exceeds a threshold. The system may return to tracking with the Kalman filter when a covariance of the unrestricted-zone particle filter falls below a predetermined covariance.

    摘要翻译: 提供了跟踪光束方向目标的系统和方法。 在实施例中,当接收到检测时,用卡尔曼滤波器跟踪目标。 在错过检测之后,卡尔曼滤波器可以用盲区粒子滤波器同时传播,直到目标在盲区中的概率超过阈值。 当概率超过阈值时,卡尔曼滤波器可以避免进一步传播。 在接收到选通检测之后,盲目区域粒子滤波器和非限制区域粒子滤波器可以同时传播,而目标在无限制区域中的概率超过阈值。 当非限制区域粒子滤波器的协方差低于预定的协方差时,系统可以使用卡尔曼滤波器返回跟踪。

    Multi-resolution object classification method employing kinematic features and system therefor
    10.
    发明授权
    Multi-resolution object classification method employing kinematic features and system therefor 有权
    使用运动特征的多分辨率对象分类方法及其系统

    公开(公告)号:US06393137B1

    公开(公告)日:2002-05-21

    申请号:US09335427

    申请日:1999-06-17

    IPC分类号: G06K900

    CPC分类号: G06K9/522

    摘要: A multi-resolution feature extraction method and apparatus. In the illustrative embodiment, the feature extractor includes circuitry for receiving and transforming a time variant data signal into a multi-resolution data signal. The multi-resolution data signal is compared to each of a plurality of object templates. The system then generates a feature vector based on a correlation of the multi-resolution data signal to one of the object templates. The multi-resolution feature extraction method employs object templates formed by transforming time variant image data for each of a plurality of objects into a respective multi-resolution template and averaging all templates for each respective object. The method includes steps for transforming an incoming time variant data signal into a multi-resolution data signal, comparing the multi-resolution data signal to each of the object templates, and generating a feature vector when the multi-resolution data signal correlates to one of the object templates. In a more specific implementation, the method further includes the steps of calculating a confusion matrix (CM), classifying the feature vectors as one of the objects to thereby produce classified objects responsive to the CM, and selecting a target from the classified objects. A multi-resolution feature extractor according to the present invention employs object templates formed by transforming time variant image data for each of a plurality of objects into a respective multi-resolution template and averaging all templates for each respective object to thereby generate object templates.

    摘要翻译: 一种多分辨率特征提取方法和装置。 在说明性实施例中,特征提取器包括用于接收时变数据信号并将其变换为多分辨率数据信号的电路。 将多分辨率数据信号与多个对象模板中的每一个进行比较。 然后,系统基于多分辨率数据信号与对象模板之一的相关性生成特征向量。 多分辨率特征提取方法使用通过将多个对象中的每一个的时间变量图像数据变换为相应的多分辨率模板而形成的对象模板,并对每个相应对象的所有模板进行平均。 该方法包括以下步骤:将输入时变数据信号变换为多分辨率数据信号,将多分辨率数据信号与每个对象模板进行比较,以及当多分辨率数据信号与 对象模板。 在更具体的实现中,该方法还包括以下步骤:计算混淆矩阵(CM),将特征向量分类为对象之一,从而响应于CM产生分类对象,并从分类对象中选择目标。 根据本发明的多分辨率特征提取器采用通过将多个对象中的每一个的时间变量图像数据变换为相应的多分辨率模板而形成的对象模板,并对每个相应对象的所有模板进行平均,从而生成对象模板。