Patents Assigned to Sicom Systems, Ltd.
  • Publication number: 20110205103
    Abstract: A real-time radar surveillance system comprises at least one land-based non-coherent radar sensor apparatus adapted for detecting maneuvering targets and targets of small or low radar cross-section. The radar sensor apparatus includes a marine radar device, a digitizer connected to the marine radar device for receiving therefrom samples of radar video echo signals, and computer programmed to implement a software-configurable radar processor generating target data including detection data and track data, the computer being connectable to a computer network including a database. The processor is figured to transmit at least a portion of the target data over the network to the database, the database being accessible via the network by at least one user application that receives target data from the database, the user application providing a user interface for at least one user of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2011
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Applicant: Sicom Systems LTD
    Inventors: Timothy J. Nohara, Al-Nasir Premji, Andrew M. Ukrainec, Peter T. Weber, Graeme S. Jones, Carl E. Krasnor
  • Publication number: 20060238406
    Abstract: A real-time radar surveillance system comprises at least one land-based non-coherent radar sensor apparatus adapted for detecting maneuvering targets and targets of small or low radar cross-section. The radar sensor apparatus includes a marine radar device, a digitizer connected to the marine radar device for receiving therefrom samples of radar video echo signals, and computer programmed to implement a software-configurable radar processor generating target data including detection data and track data, the computer being connectable to a computer network including a database. The processor is figured to transmit at least a portion of the target data over the network to the database, the database being accessible via the network by at least one user application that receives target data from the database, the user application providing a user interface for at least one user of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Publication date: October 26, 2006
    Applicant: Sicom Systems LTD
    Inventors: Timothy Nohara, Al-Nasir Premji, Andrew Ukrainec, Peter Weber, Graeme Jones, Carl Krasnor
  • Patent number: 7035311
    Abstract: A signal intercept and analysis processor for a wideband intercept receiver system including at least one wideband receiver has a signal detector operatively connectable to the wideband receiver and a signal extractor operatively connected to the signal detector and connectable to the wideband receiver for performing signal extraction directly on a wideband signal output of the receiver and for performing the signal extraction only upon detection of a signal by the signal detector. The signal detector includes a generator of a coarsely sampled or decimated time-frequency representation of the wideband signal output. The time-frequency representation is decimated or coarsely sampled in time compared to an inverse frequency filter bandwidth used in the time-frequency representation. The generator preferably includes a digital filter bank.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Sicom Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tim J. Nohara, Peter Weber, Al Premji, Graeme Jones
  • Patent number: 6400306
    Abstract: A radar detection and imaging system provides for the simultaneous imaging of the stationary objects on the earth's surface and the detection and imaging of moving targets. The radar system includes at least one transmitting aperture and a plurality of receiving apertures that are simultaneously operated in a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) mode caused by the motion of the satellite or airborne platform on which they are mounted. Each receiving aperture is connected to its own coherent receiver and the digitized signals from all receivers are processed to image both stationary clutter and moving targets. The system employs space-time adaptive processing (STAP) algorithms to better compensate for channel mismatches, better suppress stationary clutter, and to suppress mainbeam jamming. Moving target detection and estimation modules are also included and are their performance is improved as a result of the STAP algorithms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Sicom Systems, LTD
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Nohara, Peter Thomas Weber