DAVID LAWRENCE QUAM
Pilots at Coventry Pl, Colleyville, TX
License number
Texas A1539618
Category
Airmen
Type
Authorized Aircraft Instructor
Address
Address
5305 Coventry Pl, Colleyville, TX 76034
Professional information
Target Maneuver Detection
US Patent:
7755011, Jul 13, 2010
Filed:
Jun 23, 2006
Appl. No.:
11/426099
Inventors:
Vincent C. Lam - Grand Prairie TX, US
David L. Quam - Colleyville TX, US
David L. Quam - Colleyville TX, US
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation - Bethesda MD
International Classification:
G01S 13/66, G01S 17/66, F41G 9/00, G01S 13/00, G01S 17/00, F42B 15/00
US Classification:
244 31, 244 315, 89 111, 342 61, 342 62, 342175, 342195, 382103
Abstract:
The present invention includes, in its various aspects and embodiments, a method and apparatus for determining whether a moving target is maneuvering. The method comprises determining an expected motion for the target assuming the target is not maneuvering; determining an upper bound and a lower bound for the expected motion; and determining whether the actual motion exceeds at least one of the upper and lower bounds of the expected motion. In one aspect, the apparatus is a program storage medium encoded with instructions that, when executed by a computing apparatus, perform such a method. In another aspect, the apparatus is a computing apparatus programmed to perform such a method.