Ground based millimeter wave imaging system

• Main Author: SHAMEE BISHARA F
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 19.03.2002
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; MEASURING; PHYSICS; RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; SIGNALLING; TESTING; TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS

System and methods for a ground based millimeter wave imaging system that provides real-time millimeter wave images of an airport to one or more aircraft from one or more ground stations (18). The system includes at least one millimeter wave transceiver (19) that is located in each one or more ground stations. Each at least one millimeter wave transceiver collects real-time millimeter wave images of the airport. At least one image processor (21) is operatively connected to the at least one millimeter wave transceiver, and processes the real-time millimeter wave images of the airport. At least one data link (22) allows communication of information between the one or more aircraft and the one or more ground station. The one or more ground stations transmit the processed realtime millimeter wave images to the one or more aircraft using the at least one link.