Patents

US 11675045 B2: Method and apparatus for adaptively filtering radar clutter

Granted
2023-06-13
Filed
2020-05-05 application 16866800
Type
Utility · 21 claims
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Abstract

A method of processing a radar hit from an object using, for each of a plurality of cells, a signal strength threshold, a hit rate threshold, a time of last detection; and receiving, for one of the plurality of cells corresponding to the object, a measured signal strength, a measured hit rate and a time of measurement. The object is identified as clutter if the measured hit rate is greater than the hit rate threshold, and the measured signal strength is less than signal strength threshold. The signal strength threshold is above a conventional CFAR signal threshold. Measured Doppler strength may also be used to identify clutter. Identification can be determined using Doppler-polarity-specific data values. The hit rate and the mean Doppler speed of the one of the plurality of cells can be updated using a running average.

Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230613.xml).

Assignees

AssigneeTypePlaceAlso on furp.orgSource
SRC CORPORATION 91 patentsForeign company or organizationNorth Syracuse, NYSRC INC Nonprofit FUZZY medium confidence: same name (governing-board words and legal endings aside) and statePVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Inventors

InventorPlacePatentsPerson pageSource
David L. WeldumJamesville, NY3PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

CPC categories

SubclassCategoryFirst groupSource
G01SRadio direction-finding; radio navigation; determining distance or velocity by use of radio waves; locating or presence-detecting by use of the reflection or reradiation of radio waves; analogous arrangements using other wavesG01S7/2922PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10

Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).

Assignments and security interests

RecordedWhatFromToReel/frameSource
2020-05-05Assignment
Assignment of assignor's interest
WELDUM, DAVID L. signed 2017-06-13SRC, INC. NORTH SYRACUSE, NY52570/324ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25

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