Radiant energy – Photocells; circuits and apparatus – Photocell controls its own optical systems
Patent
1992-10-19
1993-11-16
Nelms, David C.
Radiant energy
Photocells; circuits and apparatus
Photocell controls its own optical systems
244 316, G01J 120
Patent
active
052626300
ABSTRACT:
A seeker, particularly for target seeking missiles, includes an imaging optical system which is universally movably supported with respect to a structure using a gimbal mount via an inner gimbal and an outer gimbal, and further includes a detector at which an image of the field of view can be produced by the optical system. In such seeker, the imaging optical system comprises optical members which are disposed at the inner gimbal on the side of the object and which define an optical axis of the imaging optical system. The optical system contains a deflecting mirror for folding a path of rays such that the deflected optical axis coincides with a gimbal axis of the inner gimbal. Image rotating reflecting means is arranged on the gimbal axis of the inner gimbal and reverses the deflected path of rays in order to direct the reversed, deflected path of rays to a detector which is retained at the outer gimbal, placed on the gimbal axis of the inner gimbal and designed as a detector array. The reflecting means is attached to the outer gimbal and driven for rotation about the gimbal axis of the inner gimbal.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4085910 (1978-04-01), Baker et al.
patent: 5091637 (1992-02-01), Edwards
Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbH
Nelms David C.
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