Patent №
US 5,457,639
Granted
1995-10-10
Filed 1991
Owner
KAMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF DE
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Assignment
Recorded
Dataset
AIPD
2023_r1 edition
Application
07774663
An imaging lidar system for underwater applications is presented which is well suited for imaging and detecting underwater targets suspended above and on the bottom in shallow and coastal water. The present invention provides the capability for rapid and reliable search, detection, classification and localization of objects in the surf zone which may present hazards to navigation and utilization of coastal areas as well as undesirable effluents and biological fouling of underwater objects. The present invention provides an improved bottom tracker, improved ability to deal with brightness variation and surface glint, and computerized real time detection algorithms.
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Ownership
KAMAN AEROSPACE CORPORATION, A CORPORATION OF DE
assignment · 59500670
Assignors
ULICH, BOBBY L., MC LEAN, JOHN, KEELER, R. NORRIS, STEFANICK, TOM, DANIELS, KIRK J., CORWIN, THOMAS L.
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