Theodore K Bosworth from 24330 Silkbay Ct, Lutz, FL 33559, age 82

System And Method For 3D Radar Image Rendering
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US Patent:

7688248, Mar 30, 2010
Filed:

Nov 24, 2008
Appl. No.:

12/277111
Inventors:

Jack Cross - Sparks NV, US
Theodore Bosworth - Sparks NV, US
Craig Chapman - Sparks NV, US
David Howard - Sparks NV, US
Assignee:

Sierra Nevada Corporation - Sparks NV
International Classification:

G01S 7/20
US Classification:

342 25A, 342179, 342180, 342181, 342185, 342191, 345419
Abstract:

A 3D rendered image of a radar-scanned terrain surface is provided from a radar return signal from the surface, wherein the return signal includes data indicative of azimuth, elevation, and range of a radar-illuminated area of the surface. The data are processed for transformation into X, Y, and Z coordinates. The X and Y coordinates corresponding to each illuminated area are triangulated so as to create a mesh of triangles representing the terrain surface, each of the triangles in the mesh being defined by a vertex triplet. 3D imaging information (grey scale shading and/or coloring information) is added to each triangle in the mesh, based on the amplitude of the radar return signal from the coordinates represented by each vertex in the triplet and the value of the Z coordinate at each vertex, so as to form the 3D rendered image.

System And Method For 3D Radar Image Rendering
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US Patent:

20080074312, Mar 27, 2008
Filed:

Aug 31, 2006
Appl. No.:

11/469400
Inventors:

Jack Cross - Sparks NV, US
Theodore Bosworth - Sparks NV, US
Craig Chapman - Sparks NV, US
David Howard - Sparks NV, US
International Classification:

G01S 13/90
US Classification:

342 25 A, 345419
Abstract:

A 3D rendered image of a radar-scanned terrain surface is provided from a radar return signal from the surface, wherein the return signal includes data indicative of azimuth, elevation, and range of a radar-illuminated area of the surface. The data are processed for transformation into X, Y, and Z coordinates. The X and Y coordinates corresponding to each illuminated area are triangulated so as to create a mesh of triangles representing the terrain surface, each of the triangles in the mesh being defined by a vertex triplet. 3D imaging information (grey scale shading and/or coloring information) is added to each triangle in the mesh, based on the amplitude of the radar return signal from the coordinates represented by each vertex in the triplet and the value of the Z coordinate at each vertex, so as to form the 3D rendered image.

Theodore K Bosworth