Patent ID: 11965954
Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF BATH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A system for detecting objects in space, the system comprising:
an array of satellite nodes, wherein the array of satellite nodes comprises:
at least one transmitter module for transmitting an electromagnetic signal;
a plurality of receiver modules for receiving diffractions from electromagnetic waves diffracted from objects in space, the objects including a target object; and

a control module for focussing the plurality of receiver modules to receive diffractions from a focussed virtual aperture in space, wherein the control module is configured to:
apply spatial filters configured to suppress specular reflections coming off the target object; and
process the received diffractions, with the reflection suppression spatial filters applied, to form an image of the target object.