Min Jae Hong

US Patent:

7978123, Jul 12, 2011

Filed:

May 4, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/435379

Inventors:

Juan F. Lam - Manhattan Beach CA, US
Scott D. Whittle - Templeton MA, US
Min S. Hong - Montebello CA, US
Charles F. Kaminski - Manhattan Beach CA, US
Robert E. Shuman - Torrance CA, US
Harold B. Rounds - Torrance CA, US
Daniel D. Gee - Manhattan Beach CA, US

Assignee:

Raytheon Company - Waltham MA

International Classification:

G01S 13/08

US Classification:

342134, 342175, 342202

Abstract:

A system and a method for operating a radar system in a continuous wave mode for communicating information are provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to a method for operating a radar system, having an antenna including a plurality of active array elements, in a continuous wave mode to communicate information, the method including receiving an instruction to enter the continuous wave mode, loading a plurality of tables, where each table includes information indicative of a primary group of the active array elements to be activated and a secondary group of elements to be deactivated, receiving a communication signal to be transmitted, and providing, repeatedly, the communication signal, for a preselected period of time, to the primary group of elements of each of the plurality of tables.