Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Radar beam sharpening system and method
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Application No.: US14841558Application Date: 2015-08-31
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Publication No.: US10705201B1Publication Date: 2020-07-07
- Inventor: Richard D. Jinkins , Richard M. Rademaker , Daniel L. Woodell
- Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Agent Donna P. Suchy
- Main IPC: G01S13/87
- IPC: G01S13/87 ; G01S13/95 ; G01S13/89 ; G01S13/44 ; G01S7/06

Abstract:
An enhanced vision method or a weather radar system can be used with an aircraft and includes an antenna and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to provide radar beams via the antenna toward external surroundings and is configured to receive radar returns. The control circuit is configured to process a collection of radar measurements from the radar returns, wherein each of the radar measurements is associated with a location determined using an antenna position, an antenna attitude, a beam sharpening angle, and a range. The radar measurements are processed to determine power density per grid cell associated with the power and location of the radar measurements, and the power density per grid cell is used to provide an image associated with the power and location of the radar measurements.
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