Patents by Inventor C. Weldon Chapman

C. Weldon Chapman has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 5036333
    Abstract: Electronic antenna-rotation compensation apparatus is provided for correcting data errors introduced into radar return signals by the rotation of phased array antennas. The apparatus includes circuitry for sampling and A-to-D converting I (in phase) and Q (quadrature) radar return signal components provided by individual antenna elements comprising the array antenna and for providing and applying correction factors to each ith signal components sample from each nth element across the antenna. The correction factors may be precomputed and stored in a memory for use when required or may be computed as needed. The corrected, digital I and Q signal component samples are supplied to a conventional processor, for example, as adaptive array processor, for extracting useful target data from return signal interference and clutter. A corresponding method is provided for compensating for the effects of phased array antenna rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1991
    Assignee: Hughes Aircraft Company
    Inventors: C. Weldon Chapman, Thomas W. Miller