Plural frequency method and system for identifying metal objects in a background environment using a target model
CA 2180585 C · Owner: Shoemaker, Donald K. · Inventors: Shoemaker, Donald K.
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A system for detecting metal targets located in a background environment such as the ground evaluates metal targets by processing components of signals at two or more different frequencies. A component of the received signal induced by the ground can be eliminated by subtracting signal components measured at two different frequencies. The received signal can be processed to account for changes in the background response with frequency. The type of an unknown target can be identified by processing background excluded components to produce data characterizing the target type.
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- Filed July 5, 1996 and granted September 12, 2000. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 5, 2016.
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