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

Claim 20:
21. A system for assessing 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, and a plurality of antenna elements for receiving diffractions from electromagnetic waves diffracted from objects in space, the objects including a target object;
a control module for controlling the plurality of antenna elements 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
an imaging module to assess the target object based on the diffractions received from the plurality of antenna elements and to form an image of the target object using the received diffractions with the reflection suppression spatial filters applied.