Patent ID: 6462699
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: G01S,Y02A

Abstract:
A bistatic radar system for determining the presence, locus, motion, and characteristics of scatterers in a predefined space, said bistatic radar system comprising:means for transmitting a focused beam of high frequency energy into said predefined space using an antenna, with said transmitted beam comprising a series of pulses; means for determining pulse origination data comprising: pulse origination time and direction of propagation, for each of said pulses in said transmitted beam emanating from said antenna; means for scanning said antenna; a plurality of receiver means, each located at a site remote from said antenna, for generating pulse component receipt data indicative of receipt of components of said pulses that are contained in said transmitted beam that are reflected from scatterers in said predefined space; means for transmitting, substantially in synchronization, from each of said plurality of receivers, said pulse component receipt data to a processor; and wherein said processor is responsive to receipt of said pulse component receipt data from each of said plurality of receivers, for generating scatterer location data indicative of presence, locus, motion, and characteristics of said scatterers in said predefined space.