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US 2006/0049974 A1Published application
Systems and methods for identifying targets among non-targets with a plurality of sensor vehicles
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorDarin Williams
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Abstract
A plurality of sensor vehicles collect imaging data from an assigned location of a target region having targets and non-targets. The imaging data may be combined based on its location and the combined data is matched to a threat object map to identify the actual targets from the non-targets. In some embodiments, the sensor vehicles may be redirected to collect velocity and/or range information on the identified targets.
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A method comprising:
- directing sensors in a plurality of sensor vehicles to receive images from differing substantially non-overlapping assigned locations of a target region;
- generating detection lists by any one or more of the sensor vehicles when a potential target is identified within a field-of-view of the one or more sensor vehicles;
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- combining the detection lists to identify actual targets by comparison with an object map.
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A system for identifying targets from non-targets comprising:
- a plurality of sensor vehicles to direct sensors and receive images from differing substantially non-overlapping assigned locations of a target region, the sensor vehicles to generate detection lists when a potential target is identified within a field-of-view of the one or more sensor vehicles;
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- a processing station to combine the detection lists to identify actual targets by comparison with an object map.
A sensor vehicle comprising:
- a navigation system to direct a sensor to receive images from one of plurality of substantially non-overlapping assigned locations of a target region;
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- a processing system to generate a detection list when a potential target is identified within a field-of-view of the sensor vehicle,
- wherein the detection list is combined with detection lists from other sensor vehicles of a plurality of sensor vehicles to identify actual targets by comparison with an object map.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.