Target detection system and method

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PATENT NO 9903944
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14381561

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Some embodiments are directed to methods of detecting a target that include: receiving signals reflected from a target of interest, the signals having a bandwidth large enough to provide a plurality of range cells along an expected target, and processing the received signal(s) by (i) determining the phases of contiguous groups of range cells, the group size selected to approximate to sizes of targets of interest, (ii) phase-shifting the returns within a group to increase constructive interference and thereby signal power; and (iii) combining the phase shifted returns to produce phase-adjusted combined returns, and performing a detection on those combined returns. Some embodiments may provide enhanced target detection capabilities. The process may be repeated for different potential target sizes, and may be performed either on real time data, or off-line on recorded data, and is applicable to both radar and sonar.

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QINETIQ LIMITEDCODY TECHNOLOGY PARK IVELY ROAD FARNBOROUGH HAMPSHIRE GU14 0LX

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Peacock, Christopher John Portsmouth, GB 4 41

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