Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical arrangement for tracking detector
- Patent Title (中): 跟踪探测器的光学布置
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Application No.: US13267825Application Date: 2011-10-06
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Publication No.: US08520308B2Publication Date: 2013-08-27
- Inventor: John Gunderson
- Applicant: John Gunderson
- Applicant Address: US MD Bethesda
- Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MD Bethesda
- Agency: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP
- Main IPC: G02B27/14
- IPC: G02B27/14 ; F42B15/01 ; G01J3/08

Abstract:
A system and method of reducing turbulence sensitivity in a laser spot detector. Embodiments may include using beam splitters, reflectors, and beam deviators. The reflectors may be trihedral reflectors and the beam deviators may be segmented wedge plates having predetermined physical angles and angle directions in each wedge segment designed to produce opposing blurs for each segment of the aperture. A predetermined blur introduced into each line of sight eliminates the need for de-focus, thereby mitigating effects such as centroid shift caused by turbulence or dirty/damaged sensor apertures.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120026487A1 OPTICAL ARRANGEMENT FOR TRACKING DETECTOR Public/Granted day:2012-02-02
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