Optics: measuring and testing – Range or remote distance finding – With photodetection
Patent
1980-08-11
1983-06-07
Buczinski, S. C.
Optics: measuring and testing
Range or remote distance finding
With photodetection
89 41L, 244 313, 244 316, 356152, 350500, 350314, 350254, 358125, G01C 308, F41G 700, F41G 140, F41G 722
Patent
active
043868487
ABSTRACT:
An optical sight system having in combination: a sight assembly (10), including a stabilized mirror (12, 14), a laser designator (24), a laser ranger (26), a common optical system (16), a television optical system (20), and a television camera (22); a control panel (50), including manual control (52, 67, 79), range, azimuth and elevation readouts (75, 76, 77), electronic servo control circuits (56), and light level/field of view electronic control circuits (58); and display (60) including television tracker and video circuits (54). A target may be located manually and tracked automatically by television tracker circuits (54). Range to the target may be determined by laser ranger (26) and the target illuminated by a laser spot from laser designator (24) to permit use of guided ordnance to attack the target. The sight assembly (10) by virtue of integration of an optical bed (11) with the elements of the assembly is very lightweight to permit mounting on a mast (5) above the plane of a helicopter rotor.
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Clendenin Ralph M.
Freeman Raymond S.
Buczinski S. C.
Chin Gay
Iseman William J.
Martin Marietta Corporation
Renfro Julian C.
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