Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-spectral boresight alignment methods and systems
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Application No.: US15786273Application Date: 2017-10-17
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Publication No.: US10337857B2Publication Date: 2019-07-02
- Inventor: Liam Skoyles , Justin Martin , Tyler Layne Hook , Benjamin P. Lane
- Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
- Applicant Address: US MA Waltham
- Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
- Current Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
- Current Assignee Address: US MA Waltham
- Agency: Lando & Anastasi, LLP
- Main IPC: G01B11/27
- IPC: G01B11/27 ; G01J1/02 ; G01J3/28 ; G01J3/02 ; G01J3/36

Abstract:
Aspects are generally directed to multi-sensor boresight alignment methods and systems for a multi-spectral reimaging optical system. In one example, a multi-sensor boresight alignment system includes a system interface to receive a first image frame from a first sensor and a second image frame from a second sensor, the first image frame having a contrast within a first spectral band and including a first image of a plate having a pattern of apertures, and the second image frame having a contrast within a second spectral band and including a second image of the plate. The system includes a field programmable gate array (FPGA) coupled to the system interface, the FPGA configured to spot track each image frame to identify a corresponding centroid of the pattern of apertures and correct an optical alignment between the first and second sensors based on a position of the corresponding centroids.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190113337A1 MULTI-SPECTRAL BORESIGHT ALIGNMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS Public/Granted day:2019-04-18
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