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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8134104 | Reflective surface for solar energy collector Concentrating solar collector systems that utilize a concentrating reflector to direct incident solar radiation to a solar receiver are described. In one aspect, the reflective surface is arranged to direct light to the receiver in a non-imaging manner in which the ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8063348 | Dual color retro-reflection sensing device A system for detection of optical type devices being used by an enemy sniper subject without alerting the enemy is shown. A coherent laser beam of a wave length in the visible color range, is sent along an axis and passing through a beam splitter device. A detection... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7964834 | Low backscatter test method and apparatus A compact instrument enables placement of the instrument such that the image of the laser beam, as retro reflected and diffracted, forms outside the tracking field of view. The target source and beam camera can be located at the focus of a Cassegrain objective. Embo... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7952057 | Reflective surface for solar energy collector Concentrating solar collector systems that utilize a concentrating reflector to direct incident solar radiation to a solar receiver are described. In one aspect, the reflective surface is arranged to direct light to the receiver in a non-imaging manner in which the ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7863551 | System, method and medium tracking motion of subject using laser A system, method and medium tracks a motion of a subject using a laser by synchronizing an incident axis of the input image with an exit axis of the laser in order to radiate the laser based on an input image. The system includes a half mirror to reflect a predeterm... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7842908 | Sensor for eye-safe and body-fixed semi-active laser guidance A sensor for laser spot trackers. The novel sensor includes a detector array comprised of a predetermined number of subsets, each subset including a plurality of detector elements, and a readout circuit for providing a first output and a second output, the first out... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7745768 | Absolute target system enhanced by combining a star sensor and a formation flight optical metrological sensor The present invention relates to an absolute target system intended to be incorporated in observation satellites. To establish an absolute target system provided with maximum accuracy, the present invention proposes coupling a star sensor (4) to an optical me... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7612317 | Beam steering for optical target identification and tracking without gimbals or scanning mirrors A targeting and tracking apparatus and method for optical transceivers is disclosed. The tracking function is performed internally by way of translating an internal optical fiber in the focal plane of the transceiver telescope using miniature motorized translation s... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7541565 | Tracking a moving object from a camera on a moving platform A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for performing a method. The method includes determining the transformation of an origin of an imaging device positioned in a vehicle and implementing exponentially stabilizing control laws based on ... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7511253 | Apparatus for detecting radiation and munition incorporating same An apparatus for detecting radiation includes an entry window configured to receive radiation from a target, the entry window having an outer surface and an inner surface, such that the outer surface is not parallel to the inner surface. The apparatus further includ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7482564 | High definition telescope Embodiments of the present disclosure include presenting data related to image information captured by a telescope on an electronic display, such as, for example, a high definition display. For example, a telescope control system may advantageously output video or o... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7432488 | Tracking solar collector with non-uniform solar cells and empirical tracking system including solar angle information A tracking concentrator with a positioning system for alternately aiming the tracking solar concentrator based on the sun or a database is disclosed. The preferred positioning system comprises a sensor adapted to detect an incident light level; a tracking database c... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7411167 | Tracking a moving object from a camera on a moving platform A method to dynamically stabilize a target image formed on an image plane of an imaging device located in a moving vehicle. The method includes setting an origin in the image plane of the imaging device at an intersection of a first axis, a second axis and a third a... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7385759 | Optical system with variable pointing and method implementing such a system An optical system including a telescope and a principal pointing device for selecting a direction of observation is disclosed. The system furthermore includes at least one secondary pointing device arranged ahead of a part of the entrance of the telescope and orient... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7370532 | RF communications method and system for laser ultrasonic testing A system including a processor, a high-energy density system linked to the processor, and a communicator linked to the processor. The communicator comprehensively integrates a plurality of hardware and software functions associated with operating the high-energy den... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7368745 | Pattern recognition system A star pattern recognition system (1) comprises an optical filter arrangement (10) in the form of an array (12) of independently tiltable mirrors (M1), (M2). Light from a distant starfield (2) is incident upon the mirror arr... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7362077 | Pre-charge method for isolated boost converter A boost control module operates semiconductor switches of a boost converter circuit in an avalanche mode to precharge a boost output capacitor. The boost control module comprises a switching module that complementarily transitions a first semiconductor switch and a ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7312863 | Motion-compensating light-emitting apparatus A light-emitting apparatus, for enabling a spot of light to be projected on a desired target located a distance away such that the spot is projectable on the desired target without any or substantially any undesired movement. The apparatus may include a housing, a l... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312429 | Method and apparatus of using optical distortion in a directed countermeasure system to provide a variable field of view A single, hard-mounted set of optics is utilized to replace a two field-of-view system for directed countermeasures. It includes within one continuous but distorted field of view the capability to detect, acquire and characterize targets at the edge of the field whi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7307771 | Gimbal with orbiting mirror A gimbal for a gimbaled mirror optical sensor system includes a mirror support rotatable about a first axis along which an optical sensor suite lies, the first axis being spaced apart from a desired pivot point of a variable line of sight, which may be for example a... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7305467 | Autonomous tracking wireless imaging sensor network including an articulating sensor and automatically organizing network nodes A wireless integrated network sensor (WINS) system is provided that integrates articulating tracking systems with WINS network components including visual or infrared sensors and imaging devices to enable precise tracking and targeting of objects moving through a se... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7294815 | System and method for generating positional and orientation information of an object A method for generating positional information of an object is carried out by providing a reflector in the object and by providing a personal device containing a light generator and an imager. The personal device is mounted on a person holding the object at a mounti... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282695 | Active search sensor and a method of detection using non-specular reflections It has been found that target optics produce non-specular, augmented optical returns when interrogated by a laser pulse. This non-specular radiation is detected by an active laser search system employing a direct-reading, thresholded focal plane detector that is abl... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7276681 | On-board light source based gain correction for semi-active laser seekers The invention provides a method and apparatus for correcting for gain changes in detectors in a guided vehicle. In one version of the invention, an on board light source is used to generate a reference set of detector gains, which are stored in computer memory. The ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274802 | Automatic tracking apparatus for reflector The present invention comprises an illumination portion (11), and, a light receiving portion (12) having an image sensor (27) which are disposed in a surveying machine body (8), arithmetic portion (38) for calculating a position of... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7251196 | Passive optical detection of underwater sound A passive acoustic sensor that may be employed to detect sounds emanating from under the surface of a body of water. The sensor uses optics to determine vibration on the surface of a water body to detect sound pressure waves from underwater sound sources. The sensor... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7227114 | Method of estimating the attitude of a space device with improved precision A method of determining the attitude of a spacecraft is provided. The method may include sensing the projections of a plurality of stars on a sensor, converting the projections into sensor-star directions, and determining the angular values of the spacecraft relativ... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7227111 | Optical inertial reference unit for kilohertz bandwidth submicroradian optical pointing and jitter control A device providing an inertially stabilized laser beam as an optical reference. The device consists of a base and a small stabilized optical platform that emits the laser beam. The platform connects to the base through a mechanical flexure that allows relative motio... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7215418 | Inspection of transparent substrates for defects Methods, apparatus and systems for the detection of defects in transparent substrates such as glass sheets are disclosed. The methods, apparatus and systems are capable of detecting optical path length variations in transparent substrates smaller than 100 nm. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7212148 | Apparatus for jamming infrared attack unit using a modulated radio frequency carrier A countermeasure system for jamming an attack unit is provided. The attack unit receives an infrared carrier signal for detection of a target under attack and is vulnerable to countermeasures from another infrared carrier signal modulated by a predetermined modulati... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7197381 | Navigational system and method utilizing sources of pulsed celestial radiation A system and method for navigation utilizing sources of pulsed celestial radiation are provided. A spacecraft, satellite, or other vehicle (12) has a pulse sensor (22) mounted thereto for detecting signal pulses (14) generated by a plurality of ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7193695 | Survey system A survey system for transmitting guide light for instructing the direction of a target, the guide light having a wide range with small power. The survey system includes a target having a recursion reflector for reflecting light and a survey apparatus having an autom... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7187445 | Method and apparatus for optically scanning a scene A light beam is deflected by refraction and total internal reflection through a first prism, and projected through a first lens onto a scene that is to be scanned. The prism rotates, which varies the deflection angle and scans the beam across the scene along a scan ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7181855 | Methods and devices for enhancing intensity of on-surface lines cast by laser line projectors or the like Given a situation where a projected laser line appears to have terminated or faded as it intersects with a work-surface (e.g., a wall), a fan-out redirecting means is used to capture and redirect energy radiating above and parallel to, or radiating away from the giv... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7167194 | Printing a code on a product A method for printing is described. The method includes providing a printing system for printing a code on a product moving in a direction. The code is constructed from a plurality of pixels in a first data set indicating the positions of the pixels and generates a ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7161686 | Sensor for determining the angular position of a radiating point source in two dimensions and method of operation A sensor for determining the angular position of a radiating point source in two dimensions includes a mask encoded in two skewed directions with waveforms consisting of several frequencies in prescribed patterns. The frequency spectra of the received detector patte... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151245 | Systems and methods for compensating for dim targets in an optical tracking system A system and method are provided for controlling an optical imaging system capable of providing an image of a target. The system includes a reflector, an optical amplifier and a tracking device. The reflector is capable of reflecting light representative of the imag... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7145121 | Monolithic silicon integrated circuit for detecting azimuth and elevation of incident radiation and method for using same A device for detecting radiation direction is an integrated circuit that includes a first and second phototransistor positioned anti-parallel with respect to each other and a reference phototransistor. The device does not require impinging radiation to be mechanical... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140574 | Inertial position target measuring systems and methods Systems and methods for contiguously and accurately updating target object information during an entire target engagement period are provided. The target tracking system includes a database for storing starfield information, an optical beam source configured to illu... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7132975 | Apparatus and method for detecting moving objects An ultra wideband radar system for detecting moving objects comprising an antenna, which may be scanned in at least one dimension, and a signal processor wherein the signal processor includes a scan combiner that combines scan information in accordance with a candid... | 11/07/2006 |
