1. A method for determining locations of a moving radar, said method comprising:
collecting a set of radar pulses over a collection baseline;
recording the time and location of a collection platform each time one of said radar pulses is collected;
generating a set of time-tagged pulse time-of-arrival (TOA) values by associating a recorded collection time value to each of said collected radar pulses;
generating a set of time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values by associating a recorded collection location value to each of said time-tagged pulse TOA values; and
providing a set of estimate location values and velocity values of said moving radar based on said time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein said method further includes providing an estimate location value and velocity value of said moving radar based on said set of estimate location values and velocity values.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein said providing further includes
adding said time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values to a segment;
performing a tolerance fit routine on said segment;
determining whether or not the result of said tolerance fit routine is acceptable;
in a determination that said tolerance fit result is acceptable, continuing to add new time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values to said segment; and
in a determination that said tolerance fit result is not acceptable, discarding said segment.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein said tolerance fit routine is a chisq fit routine.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein said collection platform is an aircraft.
6. A computer recordable medium having a computer program product for determining locations of a moving radar, said computer recordable medium comprising:
program code for collecting a set of radar pulses over a collection baseline;
program code for recording the time and location of a collection platform each time one of said radar pulses is collected;
program code for generating a set of time-tagged pulse time-of-arrival (TOA) values by associating a recorded collection time value to each of said collected radar pulses;
program code for generating a set of time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values by associating a recorded collection location value to each of said time-tagged pulse TOA values; and
program code for providing a set of estimate location values and velocity values of said moving radar based on said time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values.
7. The computer recordable medium of claim 6, wherein said computer recordable medium further includes program code for providing an estimate location value and velocity value of said moving radar based on said set of estimate location values and velocity values.
8. The computer recordable medium of claim 6, wherein said program code for providing further includes
program code for adding said time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values to a segment;
program code for performing a tolerance fit routine on said segment;
program code for determining whether or not the result of said tolerance fit routine is acceptable;
program code for, in a determination that said tolerance fit result is acceptable, continuing to add new time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values to said segment; and
program code for, in a determination that said tolerance fit result is not acceptable, discarding said segment.
9. The computer recordable medium of claim 3, wherein said tolerance fit routine is a chisq fit routine.
10. The computer recordable medium of claim 6, wherein said collection platform is an aircraft.
11. A geolocation system for determining locations of a moving radar, said geolocation system comprising:
a radar receiver for collecting a set of radar pulses over a collection baseline;
a clock for recording the time of a collection platform each time one of said radar pulses is collected;
a navigation system for recording the location of said collection platform each time one of said radar pulses is collected;
a first associator for generating a set of time-tagged pulse time-of-arrival (TOA) values by associating a recorded collection time value to each of said collected radar pulses;
a second associator for generating a set of time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values by associating a recorded collection location value to each of said time-tagged pulse TOA values; and
a multi-parameter state estimator for providing a set of estimate location values and velocity values of said moving radar based on said time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values.
12. The geolocation system of claim 11, wherein said geolocation system further includes a tracker for providing an estimate location value and velocity value of said moving radar based on said set of estimate location values and velocity values.
13. The geolocation system of claim 11, wherein said multi-parameter state estimator further includes
adding said time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values to a segment;
performing a tolerance fit routine on said segment;
determining whether or not the result of said tolerance fit routine is acceptable;
in a determination that said tolerance fit result is acceptable, continuing to add new time-tagged and position-tagged pulse TOA values to said segment; and
in a determination that said tolerance fit result is not acceptable, discarding said segment.
14. The geolocation system of claim 13, wherein said tolerance fit routine is a chisq fit routine.
15. The geolocation system of claim 11, wherein said collection platform is an aircraft.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A magnetic recording medium comprising:
a nonmagnetic substrate;
an underlayer formed on said nonmagnetic substrate;
a magnetic layer formed above said underlayer; and
a protective layer formed on said magnetic layer;
wherein
a thickness of said magnetic layer is not over 20 nm;
said magnetic recording medium satisfies the following relationships:
0.5Hc(1)Hc(p)Hc(1)0.3
and
Hc(1)2 kOe,
wherein Hc(2) indicates a corecivity of said magnetic layer measured in the longitudinal direction; and Hc(p) indicates a coercivity of said magnetic layer measured in perpendicular direction.