Patents by Inventor Yimin Daniel Zhang

Yimin Daniel Zhang 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).

  • System and method for distributed dual-function radar-communication
    Patent number: 11598841
    Abstract: A system for distributed dual-function radar-communication comprises a plurality of dual-function radar transmitters positioned within a region of interest, each configured to transmit at least one radar waveform, with each transmitter for having a minimum transmit power, a maximum transmit power, and a working transmit power, a plurality of radar receivers positioned within the region of interest, each configured to receive the radar waveforms, at least one controller communicatively connected to at least one connected transmitter of the plurality of dual-function radar transmitters, configured to calculate a vector of transmit power values for the plurality of dual-function radar transmitters. A method of transmitting a radar waveform is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignees: Temple University—Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Governemnt of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Ammar Ahmed, Yimin Daniel Zhang, Braham Himed
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTED DUAL-FUNCTION RADAR-COMMUNICATION
    Publication number: 20230060414
    Abstract: A system for distributed dual-function radar-communication comprises a plurality of dual-function radar transmitters positioned within a region of interest, each configured to transmit at least one radar waveform, with each transmitter for having a minimum transmit power, a maximum transmit power, and a working transmit power, a plurality of radar receivers positioned within the region of interest, each configured to receive the radar waveforms, at least one controller communicatively connected to at least one connected transmitter of the plurality of dual-function radar transmitters, configured to calculate a vector of transmit power values for the plurality of dual-function radar transmitters. A method of transmitting a radar waveform is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Ammar Ahmed, Yimin Daniel Zhang, Braham Himed