Patents by Inventor Jörg HIPPLER

Jörg HIPPLER 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).

  • Synthetic aperture radar data reduction for satellites
    Patent number: 11704823
    Abstract: A preprocessing technique for synthetic radar images. An embodiment of a method for preprocessing synthetic aperture radar images includes: receiving range-compressed radar data generated from raw radar image data on-board a satellite or an airborne vehicle; generating a preliminary SAR image by performing a pre-focusing on the range-compressed radar data; extracting image subsectors from the preliminary SAR image; transmitting the extracted image subsectors to an on-ground portion; reconstructing the range-compressed radar data pertaining to the extracted image subsectors; and making the range-compressed radar data pertaining to the extracted image subsectors available for a Nominal synthetic aperture radar processor, wherein the Nominal synthetic aperture radar processor is configured to generate a focused SAR image having a nominal value of image resolution that is higher than the resolution of the preliminary SAR image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
    Inventors: Christoph Schaefer, Jörg Hippler, Andrea Federico Loinger, Christoph Heer
  • SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR DATA REDUCTION FOR SATELLITES
    Publication number: 20210366140
    Abstract: A preprocessing technique for synthetic radar images. An embodiment of a method for preprocessing synthetic aperture radar images includes: receiving range-compressed radar data generated from raw radar image data on-board a satellite or an airborne vehicle; generating a preliminary SAR image by performing a pre-focusing on the range-compressed radar data; extracting image subsectors from the preliminary SAR image; transmitting the extracted image subsectors to an on-ground portion; reconstructing the range-compressed radar data pertaining to the extracted image subsectors; and making the range-compressed radar data pertaining to the extracted image subsectors available for a Nominal synthetic aperture radar processor, wherein the Nominal synthetic aperture radar processor is configured to generate a focused SAR image having a nominal value of image resolution that is higher than the resolution of the preliminary SAR image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Christoph SCHAEFER, Jörg HIPPLER, Andrea Federico LOINGER, Christoph HEER