Boresighting method and apparatus

Optics: measuring and testing – Angle measuring or angular axial alignment – With photodetection remote from measured angle

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356400, 33281, G01C 100

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ABSTRACT:
In a weapon boresighting system for aircraft and other vehicles a pair of spaced apart, collimated laser beams oriented to a fixed reference line on the vehicle are transmitted to a receiver positioned at the weapon or other module to be boresighted, the receiver having a first section including a position sensitive cell for measuring pitch and yaw relative to a pitch and yaw reference surface and a second section including a position sensitive cell for measuring roll relative to a roll reference surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3816000 (1974-06-01), Fiedler
patent: 3865483 (1975-02-01), Wojcik
patent: 4105339 (1978-08-01), Wirtanen
patent: 4776691 (1988-10-01), Johnson et al.

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