Patents Assigned to ELTA
  • Patent number: 11546084
    Abstract: A method of communicating information from a sensor concerning a received signal, comprising: responsive to receiving by at least one detecting sensor, during a defined time interval, data indicative of an entire data of a frequency band received by it during the defined time interval, comprising at least one signal emitted at least one emitter, and to detecting of the emitted signal by the at least one detecting sensor, sending from the sensor assistance information corresponding to the detected emitted signal during the defined time interval, to at least one non-detecting sensor. This information can be utilized by the non-detecting sensor to perform an action with respect to data indicative of an entire data of the frequency band received by the non-detecting sensor during a corresponding defined time interval, the action corresponding to at least one emitted signal received by the non-detecting sensor during the corresponding defined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Moshe Fireaizen, Moshe Nahaman
  • Patent number: 11530527
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for controlling an excavation task by an autonomous excavation vehicle comprising a scanning device, the excavation task being described by a target map, the method comprising using an excavation vehicle control system for: a) according to data from the scanning device, maintaining a map representing current terrain; b) moving a sensor-equipped digging implement for executing an excavation operation; c) receiving data indicative of current terrain topography from the sensor; d) updating the maintained map according to the data indicative of current terrain topography; and e) calculating an excavation operation according to the difference between the maintained map and the target map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Ofir Cohen, Dina Appelman
  • Patent number: 11520035
    Abstract: Techniques for determining coherency between composite images having phase and amplitude components are disclosed. The coherency can be determined based on the amplitude components of the images, by providing first and second amplitude images indicative of amplitude values of pixels of a respective first and second composite images, applying to each of the first and second amplitude images a first directional derivative operator and a second directional derivative operator, thereby generating for each of the amplitude images respective first directional derivative image and second directional derivative image thereof, and generating a first coherency map based at least on the directional derivative images of the first and second amplitude images. The first coherency map is indicative of decorrelation between the first and second composite images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Michael Abraham
  • Patent number: 11519737
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to real-time autonomous path planning for a vehicle, and to the steering of the vehicle in accordance with the path. The path is planned in accordance with a given map of the area, and the path accuracy depends, inter alia, on the resolution and accuracy of the map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Dina Appelman, Ofir Cohen, Roman Bronstein
  • Patent number: 11512975
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes a system and a method of navigating an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) vehicle comprising a scanning device and an Inertial Navigation System (INS) being operatively connected to at least one processor. Operating the scanning device for scanning an area surrounding the UGV, and generate scanning output data; Generating, based on the scanning output data, a map representing at least a part of the area, the map being relative to a location of the UGV and comprising cells, each cell is classified to a class selected from at least two classes, comprising traversable and non-traversable, and characterized by dimensions larger than an accumulated drift value of the INS over a predefined distance; receiving INS data indicative of a current location of the UGV and updating a location of the UGV relative to cells in the map based on the INS data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Dina Appelman, Ofir Cohen
  • Patent number: 11513526
    Abstract: A system and method of navigating a vehicle, the vehicle comprising a scanning device and a self-contained navigation system (SCNS) operatively connected to a computer, the method comprising: operating the scanning device for repeatedly executing a scanning operation, each operation includes scanning an area surrounding the vehicle, thereby generating respective scanning output data; operating the computer for generating, based on the scanning output data, a relative map representing at least a part of the area, the map having known dimensions and being relative to a position of the vehicle, wherein the map comprises cells, each cell classified to a class from at least two classes, comprising traversable and non-traversable, and characterized by dimensions equal or larger than an accumulated drift value of the SCNS; wherein non-traversable cells correspond to identified obstacles; receiving SCNS data and updating a position of the vehicle relative to the cells based on the SCNS data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Elta Systems LTD.
    Inventors: Dina Appelman, Ofir Cohen
  • Patent number: 11463152
    Abstract: A cellular system comprising at least one moving non-stationary base station for enabling cellular communication between at least two mobile stations in a geographic area that lacks adequate cellular coverage by at least one stationary base station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Yaakov Shoshan, Jacob Tzlil, Gil Koifman
  • Patent number: 11416973
    Abstract: The presently disclosed subject matter includes a computerized method and system dedicated for reducing image artifacts and differences in an image mosaic and providing a smooth output image build from a collection of partially overlapping images. According to the disclosed technique image correction is applied on all regions of the corrected image and not only on overlapping regions between images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Shlomo Abergel, Moshe Karakash
  • Patent number: 11378676
    Abstract: A device for detecting and/or tracking a projectile has a receiving antenna, for receiving at least an electromagnetic signal emitted by at least one radar, at least one amplifier configured to amplify the electromagnetic signal received by the receiving antenna, and at least one emitting antenna. The emitting antenna is configured to return, at an output of the device, an amplified electromagnetic signal for calculating data indicative of the trajectory of the projectile based at least on the amplified electromagnetic signal. A system for detecting a projectile has a transmitting device mounted on the projectile, a radar configured to sense an electromagnetic signal produced and sent by the transmitting device. The signals emitted from the projectile are limited to the electromagnetic signal sent by the transmitting device, and a processing unit, configured to calculate data indicative of the trajectory of the projectile, based on the sensing of the electromagnetic signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Noam Frenkel, Josef Steinmetz
  • Patent number: 11370115
    Abstract: Thus, according to some examples of the presently disclosed subject matter, in order to reduce path planning time, information that has previously been calculated during planning of a path is reused during planning of other subsequent paths. Using the stored indication reduces time required for planning the path and thus enables to evaluate a greater number of optional paths within a given period of time. This can assist in increasing speed and smoothness of vehicle maneuverability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Ofir Cohen, Dina Appelman
  • Patent number: 11356168
    Abstract: In a mobile communication system including a network having at least one base station operative to receive information in resource allocation terminology understandable to the base station and to allocate downlink bandwidth accordingly, at least one relay operative to convey to the base station information regarding needs of mobile communicators associated with the relay, using the resource allocation terminology understandable to the base station, and when receiving uplink bandwidth, from the base station, which generates an uplink between itself and the base station, to distribute the uplink bandwidth between the mobile communicators associated with the relay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan, Gil Koifman
  • Patent number: 11320823
    Abstract: The disclosed subject matter includes a method and system for navigating an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV), that include: generating, based on the scanning output data, a first map comprising a first group of cells and characterized by a first size; generating, based on the scanning output data, a second map representing an area smaller than that of the first map comprising a second group of cells, which are characterized by a second size being smaller than the first size; wherein each cell in the first group of cells and the second group of cells is classified to a class selected from at least two classes, comprising traversable and non-traversable, wherein the second part at least partly overlaps the first part; navigating the UGV based on data deduced from crossing between cells in the first map and second map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Ofir Cohen, Dina Appelman, Arnon Degani
  • Patent number: 11289813
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an antenna device including an integrated matching circuit being implemented by at least one controllable capacitor for a number of frequencies. The at least one controllable resonating capacitor determines a resonance frequency of the antenna device. An object of the invention is to provide a compact antenna device which can obtain a desired matching characteristic without using a separate matching circuit which limits miniaturization of the antenna system as a whole and forms a factor of limiting the efficiency of the antenna and raising cost when the antenna is incorporated into the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Nimrod Teneh, Benyamin Almog
  • Patent number: 11283511
    Abstract: An RF communication system supporting both TDD and FDD and including an FDD duplexer coupled to an antenna; a first pair of FDD/TDD switches each coupled to the duplexer and to a Tx/Rx switch via a sub-band switch; and a second pair of FDD/TDD switches coupled to the Tx/Rx switch including a first FDD/TDD switch coupled to a baseband processor via an amplifier and down converter and a second FDD/TDD switch coupled to a baseband processor via an amplifier and up converter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Adi Schwartz
  • Patent number: 11271674
    Abstract: A method of communicating information from a sensor concerning a received signal, comprising: responsive to receiving by at least one detecting sensor, during a defined time interval, data indicative of an entire data of a frequency band received by it during the defined time interval, comprising at least one signal emitted at least one emitter, and to detecting of the emitted signal by the at least one detecting sensor, sending from the sensor assistance information corresponding to the detected emitted signal during the defined time interval, to at least one non-detecting sensor. This information can be utilized by the non-detecting sensor to perform an action with respect to data indicative of an entire data of the frequency band received by the non-detecting sensor during a corresponding defined time interval, the action corresponding to at least one emitted signal received by the non-detecting sensor during the corresponding defined time interval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Moshe Fireaizen, Moshe Nahaman
  • Patent number: 11139569
    Abstract: Antenna system comprising processor/s in data communication with receiving segment/s in motion on ground and computer memory accessible to processor which stores a computer representation indicative of desirable polarization behavior parameter/s of the airborne transmitting segment, for each relative location of the airborne and ground segments, the processor providing a current relative location of the airborne transmitting and receiving segment/s on the ground, accessing a desirable polarization behavior parameter associated with the current relative location of the airborne and receiving segment/s on ground from the computer representation, accessing a current polarization behavior parameter of the receiving segment/s' antenna, computing a real time adjustment of the polarization's axial ratio which, if applied to the receiving segment antenna, will change the receiving segment antenna's polarization behavior parameter from the current polarization behavior parameter to the stored one, and feeding the real
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Nir Tidhar
  • Patent number: 11131751
    Abstract: A device for calibrating a radar or an antenna and embedded on an aerial vehicle, comprising: a processing unit configured to apply a delay to an incoming electromagnetic signal, wherein the device is configured to provide said electromagnetic signal with said delay to an emitter for its back transmission, wherein the processing unit is configured to control said delay according to one or more delay values, wherein each delay value simulates a virtual range of the device or of the aerial vehicle with respect to said radar or antenna receiving said transmitted electromagnetic signal, said virtual range being different from an actual range of the device or of the aerial vehicle, for calibrating said at least one radar or antenna based on said transmitted electromagnetic signal which simulates a virtual range of the device or of the aerial vehicle with respect to said at least one radar or antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Josef Steinmetz
  • Patent number: 11129080
    Abstract: A method operative in conjunction with a cellular communication network having a core element and comprising providing moving relays including base and mobile station functionality and a relay resource manager, all co-located, including providing an emergency moving relay from among the moving relays further including a simulated stationary network that includes a simulated IP connectivity gateway communicating with a simulated mobility management entity. The simulated stationary network simulates a stationary network's operation; the emergency moving relay being a root of a sub tree that includes moving relays and mobile stations, and is configured to utilize its mobile and base station functionalities and relay resource manager for operating in: (i) normal mode: emergency moving relay communicates with other relays in the network and with the stationary network; (ii) emergency mode, including, in response to an emergency event, finding new networks to connect to.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan, Itay Sherman, Udi Weinsberg
  • Patent number: 11128343
    Abstract: An improved mobile/cellular/wireless communication method e.g. for use-cases in which portions (“important signal” or “needed signal”) of a signal (“original signal”) are of particular interest in a given situation but not adequately received in that situation, the method comprising generating an auxiliary signal operative e.g. to bridge between imperfect ability/ies of the transmitters in the situation, and specific needs of the receivers in the situation, and/or to improve reception of the important signal and/or important signal information; and transmitting at least the auxiliary signal to the receiving end such that a representation of characteristics of the important signal, comprising the important signal itself and/or important signal information characterizing the important signal, is replaced enhanced or augmented by the auxiliary signal, at the receiving end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventors: Adi Schwartz, Yaakov Shoshan
  • Patent number: 11119178
    Abstract: According to examples of the presently disclosed subject matter, there is provided a system for estimating a source location of a projectile, comprising an optics an optics subsystem, a radar subsystem and a processor. The processor is adapted to use range and velocity measurements obtained from data provided by the radar subsystem, a source direction and an event start time obtained from data provided by the optical subsystem and a predefined kinematic model for the projectile for estimating a range to a source location of the projectile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
    Inventor: Gil Tidhar