THALES NEDERLAND B.V. Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150285328 | DEVICE FOR ISOLATING AN OBJECT FROM EXTERNAL MOTIONS - There is disclosed a device comprising two wire rope isolators for isolating an object from external motions. The wire rope isolators are arranged such that, if one of the two wire rope isolators is loaded in compression, then the other wire rope isolator is loaded in tension. | 10-08-2015 |
20140261887 | SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING MOTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL, NOTABLY A HUMAN INDIVIDUAL, AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | 09-18-2014 |
20120326933 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE STRENGTH OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD - There is disclosed an apparatus for measuring the strength of an electromagnetic field. The apparatus comprises a plurality of antennas arranged such that the field is received from all directions, each antenna supplying an RF signal as output. The apparatus also comprises a plurality of transforming modules, each of said modules being fed with the RF signal supplied by one of the antennas, each of said modules transforming the impedance of the RF signal it receives as input, so as to supply another RF signal as output. The apparatus also comprises a plurality of converting modules, each of said modules being fed with the RF signal supplied by one of the transforming modules, each of said modules converting the RF signal it receives as input into a DC current it supplies as output, said DC current varying substantially as a logarithmic function of the said RF signal. | 12-27-2012 |
20120212379 | BROADBAND HF ANTENNA FULLY INTEGRATED ON A NAVAL SHIP - There is disclosed a broadband HF antenna, which is fully integrated on a naval ship. This antenna enables to transmit and/or receive radio-frequency waves from a naval ship. The antenna comprises a radiating element and an exciting element. The exciting element excites the radiating element when fed with current. The radiating element is a structural element of the ship itself. Application: shipbuilding, naval antennas | 08-23-2012 |
20120127661 | DIRECTLY INJECTED FORCED CONVECTION COOLING FOR ELECTRONICS - Electronic circuitry includes a circuit board and at least one component mounted on the circuit board, with the at least one component generating heat while in use. The circuit board includes one or more apertures aligned with one or more respective components, and the electronic circuitry is configured to provide, while in use, a path for coolant fluid to flow through each aperture and past the respective component. | 05-24-2012 |
20110285581 | Surveillance System Comprising a Radar Antenna Mounted on a Blade of a Windmill - A surveillance system for detecting targets comprises a radar antenna mounted on a blade of a windmill. | 11-24-2011 |
20110279305 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE POSITION AND THE SPEED OF A TARGET WITH A RADAR EMITTING AN OFDM WAVEFORM - A method for estimating the position and the speed of a target with a radar is provided. The radar emits a waveform including a train of pulses, each pulse having an OFDM chip constructed from subcarriers, the subcarriers covering the whole bandwidth of the radar. Upon receipt of the echoed pulses, some of the subcarriers are used in a step of Doppler processing, each of the subcarriers being fixed over the pulses. Upon receipt of the echoed pulses, other subcarriers, which are not used for Doppler processing, are used in a step of High Range Resolution processing, the subcarriers being randomly distributed over the pulses. | 11-17-2011 |
20110102236 | APPARATUS FOR SHARING AN OMNIDIRECTIONAL ANTENNA BETWEEN AN IFF TRANSPONDER AND AN IFF INTERROGATOR - An apparatus for transmitting and receiving radio-frequency signals. including a cylindrical antenna array which has an omnidirectional channel; an IFF interrogator and an IFF transponder connected to the cylindrical antenna array; and a means for sharing the omnidirectional channel between the IFF interrogator and the IFF transponder. | 05-05-2011 |
20110080316 | SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM FOR DETECTING TARGETS WITH HIGH CROSS-RANGE RESOLUTION BETWEEN TARGETS - A surveillance system for detecting targets with high cross-range resolution between targets. The system includes at least two radar antennae mounted on blades of a windmill and is configured to apply a compressive sensing technique when the blades do not rotate. | 04-07-2011 |
20110050483 | SYSTEM TO PREVENT TWO ROTATING ANTENNAS FROM ILLUMINATING EACH OTHER - An apparatus or a method for preventing radio-frequency (RF) interferences between rotating antennas. For example, the invention is particularly applicable to radar and communication systems on board naval ships. | 03-03-2011 |
20110043222 | DUAL DEFORMABLE REVERBERATION CHAMBER - An arrangement for measuring the effectiveness of a shielding material against electromagnetic fields. | 02-24-2011 |
20100149021 | APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING THE HEIGHT AT WHICH A TARGET FLIES OVER A REFLECTIVE SURFACE - There is disclosed a method for estimating the height at which a target flies over a reflective surface. | 06-17-2010 |
20100134345 | METHOD FOR FILTERING A RADAR SIGNAL AFTER IT HAS BEEN REFLECTED BY A TARGET - There is disclosed a method for filtering a signal y, the signal y being the reflection of a signal s emitted by a radar, the signal s having been reflected by a target. | 06-03-2010 |
20100053026 | ARRAY ANTENNA COMPRISING MEANS TO ESTABLISH GALVANIC CONTACTS BETWEEN ITS RADIATOR ELEMENTS WHILE ALLOWING FOR THEIR THERMAL EXPANSION - There is disclosed an apparatus comprising a plurality of three-dimensional radiator elements, each radiator element transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves. The radiator elements are arranged so that at least one pair of adjacent radiator elements are separated by a gap, which behaves like a waveguide inducing by a coupling effect electromagnetic interferences with the waves. The apparatus includes a portion to establish a galvanic contact between the adjacent radiator elements, so as to suppress the coupling effect, while allowing for the thermal expansion of the adjacent radiator elements. | 03-04-2010 |
20100053025 | ARRAY ANTENNA COMPRISING MEANS TO SUPPRESS THE COUPLING EFFECT IN THE DIELECTRIC GAPS BETWEEN ITS RADIATOR ELEMENTS WITHOUT ESTABLISHING GALVANIC CONTACTS - A plurality of three-dimensional radiator elements, each radiator element transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves by a radiating top side. The radiator elements are arranged so that their radiating top sides are substantially parallel and so that at least one pair of adjacent radiator elements are separated by a dielectric gap between sidewalls, the gap behaving like a waveguide which couples electromagnetic interferences with the electromagnetic waves. The adjacent radiator elements further comprise a structure to suppress the coupling effect without establishing a galvanic contact with its adjacent radiator element. | 03-04-2010 |
20100032514 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GUIDANCE OF A PROJECTILE - There is disclosed an apparatus and a method for guidance of a projectile. The method for guidance of a projectile, includes emission from the launching position of the projectile of beams pointing to the vertexes of a regular polygon, emission from the launching position of a beam encompassing the preceding beams, determination of position of the projectile relative to the beams, the determined position enabling to correct the projectile trajectory to maintain the projectile the closer to the center of the polygon formed by the beams. | 02-11-2010 |
20100013697 | METHOD OF AND DEVICE FOR TRACKING AN OBJECT - A method of tracking an object including the steps of: collecting N measurements of range R | 01-21-2010 |
20100000088 | METHOD FOR MAKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-LAYERED INTERCONNECT DEVICE - A method for making a three-dimensional interconnect device, the device including a plurality of interconnection layers. The method includes laminating a printed circuit board comprising a plurality of interconnection layers, inserting the printed circuit board in a three-dimensional mold, injecting a molding material into the mold, so as to form a three-dimensional structure encompassing the printed circuit board, and metallizing a portion of the outer surface of the three-dimensional structure, so that it is connected with at least one interconnection layer of the printed circuit board. | 01-07-2010 |
20090303109 | METHOD FOR FILTERING SEA CLUTTER IN A RADAR ECHO USING A HYDROGRAPHIC MODEL - There is disclosed a method for filtering sea clutter in a radar echo using a hydrographic model. The method comprises the steps of determining parameter values of the hydrographic model using the radar echo, estimating the sea clutter corresponding to the sea surface as deduced from the hydrographic model and filtering of the estimated sea clutter from the radar echo. | 12-10-2009 |
20090237292 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE RADIAL VELOCITY OF A TARGET WITH A DOPPLER RADAR - An embodiment of the invention includes a step of transmitting an OFDM waveform including several frequency carrier signals transmitted simultaneously, the frequency carrier signals being coded in order to improve the Doppler response. An embodiment of the invention includes a step of receiving the echoed waveform from the target. The initial phase of each frequency carrier signal is recovered from the echoed waveform. The recovered initial phase of each frequency carrier signal is cyclically shifted in order to compensate for the Doppler effect and subsequently decoded. A compressed pulse is synthesized from the decoded initial phases. | 09-24-2009 |
20090207020 | MULTITHREAT SAFETY AND SECURITY SYSTEM AND SPECIFICATION METHOD THEREOF - The invention relates to a safety and security system designed to protect a designated area. The system comprises sensors of various types (radars, infrared detectors for instance) and sources of intelligence. Correlation is run between instant-track data and non-instant-track data before the level of threat of the tracks is analysed. Reliability of this analysis is thus greatly enhanced. Also a method is provided to develop systems of this type which provides an integrated specification and design method which covers technical and human factors. | 08-20-2009 |
20090065180 | PLANAR HEAT PIPE FOR COOLING - There is disclosed an apparatus of planar heat pipe for cooling, which may be embedded in a printed circuit board for cooling of heat-dissipating components. | 03-12-2009 |