Patent ID: 9229837
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G01S

Claim Text:
1. A method for evaluating a sensor array on a computer comprising: configuring software with associated sensor array topology relating a plurality of array elements to a plurality of hardware components; collecting data from a plurality of array elements of the sensor array over a time frame of interest; evaluating the collected data to determine whether each array element is operative; generating a first chart display that displays determinations whether each array element is operative in the time frame of interest; generating additional chart displays by a computer processor showing the relationship between the plurality of array elements and the plurality of hardware components and determinations whether each array element is operative in the time frame of interest, said additional chart displays allowing evaluation of the sensor array by a user; calculating an actual directivity index for the sensor array based on a ratio of the number of operative array elements to the number of non-operative elements and based on weights associated with the operative elements and the non-operative elements; specifying a theoretical directivity index for the sensor array as a highest possible actual directivity index; and determining an accuracy of the sensor array based on the difference between the actual directivity index and the theoretical directivity index.