GB2424530B - System and method for reducing background noise in a microwave image - Google Patents

System and method for reducing background noise in a microwave image

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GB2424530B
GB2424530B GB0523933A GB0523933A GB2424530B GB 2424530 B GB2424530 B GB 2424530B GB 0523933 A GB0523933 A GB 0523933A GB 0523933 A GB0523933 A GB 0523933A GB 2424530 B GB2424530 B GB 2424530B
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background noise
reducing background
microwave image
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Izhak Baharav
Robert C Taber
Gregory Steven Lee
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Agilent Technologies Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01N—INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    • G01N22/00—Investigating or analysing materials by the use of microwaves or radio waves, i.e. electromagnetic waves with a wavelength of one millimetre or more
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/88—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications
    • G01S13/89—Radar or analogous systems specially adapted for specific applications for mapping or imaging
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
    • G01S7/41—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00 using analysis of echo signal for target characterisation; Target signature; Target cross-section
    • G01S7/414—Discriminating targets with respect to background clutter

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GB0523933A 2005-03-24 2005-11-24 System and method for reducing background noise in a microwave image Expired - Lifetime GB2424530B (en)

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US11/088,830 US7327304B2 (en) 2005-03-24 2005-03-24 System and method for minimizing background noise in a microwave image using a programmable reflector array

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