Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical configuration for a compact integrated day/night viewing and laser range finding system
- Patent Title (中): 紧凑型日夜观察和激光测距系统的光学配置
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Application No.: US13901682Application Date: 2013-05-24
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Publication No.: US09593945B2Publication Date: 2017-03-14
- Inventor: Brent L. Sisney , Robert B. Chipper , John Jackson
- 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: G01C3/04
- IPC: G01C3/04 ; G02B13/14 ; G02B27/14 ; F41G1/32 ; G01S17/02 ; G01S17/08 ; G01S7/481 ; F41G3/06 ; F41G3/16 ; G02B23/04 ; G02B23/10

Abstract:
A compact integrated optical system including an eyepiece, a reflective telescope, and a multi-spectral combiner optically coupled between the reflective telescope and the eyepiece, and configured to direct visible light received via the reflective telescope assembly along a direct view optical path to the eyepiece assembly. In one example, the multi-spectral combiner includes a display that displays a visual representation of the imagery of the viewed scene, and laser range-finder transceiver that transmits and receives a laser beam via the reflective telescope. A pair of beamsplitters is used to separate the imaging optical path from the direct view and laser range-finding optical paths. A blocking device is used to enable laser range-finding capability during daytime viewing of the imaging optical path imagery on the display. The reflective telescope provides a common aperture for the direct view optical path, an imaging optical path, and the laser range-finder transceiver.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150253133A1 OPTICAL CONFIGURATION FOR A COMPACT INTEGRATED DAY/NIGHT VIEWING AND LASER RANGE FINDING SYSTEM Public/Granted day:2015-09-10
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