Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems
Patent
1978-08-22
1980-07-01
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controls its own optical systems
244 316, 250236, F42B 1502
Patent
active
042108047
ABSTRACT:
A "free-gyro" configuration of an optical seeker is shown to consist of a focusing and reticle arrangement rotatable about a point on an axis and an optical detector array translatable along a path parallel to such axis to maintain the center of such detector array on the image plane of the focusing and reticle means.
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patent: 4039246 (1977-08-01), Voigt
LaTorre Richard R.
Levitt Barry N.
MacKenzie Gordon C.
McFarland Philip J.
Nelms David C.
Pannone Joseph D.
Raytheon Company
Westin Edward P.
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