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- Patent Title: Retrodiction tracking system and related techniques
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Application No.: US14281025Application Date: 2014-05-19
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Publication No.: US10281573B1Publication Date: 2019-05-07
- Inventor: Anthony M. Ponsford , Derek Yee , Richard McKerracher
- Applicant: Raytheon Canada Limited
- Applicant Address: CA Ottawa
- Assignee: RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED
- Current Assignee: RAYTHEON CANADA LIMITED
- Current Assignee Address: CA Ottawa
- Agency: Daly Crowley Mofford & Durkee LLP
- Main IPC: G01S13/66
- IPC: G01S13/66 ; G01S7/28

Abstract:
A retrodiction tracker and related techniques and system are described. The technique extends the track range of an inbound target, initially detected with a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) (or initially detected with signals having a low probability of detection) to that of an outbound target where the low SNR detection is being associated with a confirmed, established, track. Retrodiction and backward propagation are being combined with historical plot-to-track association to significantly enhance the tracking capability of a radar.
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