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Cloaking System Using Optoelectronically Controlled Camouflage
A Cloaking System designed to operate in the visible light spectrum, utilizes optoelectronics and/or photonic components to conceal an object within it.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7635831 | Method of detecting inclination and inclination detecting apparatus The ratio is calculated between a first number of pixels and a second number of pixels on an image sensor. The first number of pixels is counted between two certain points projected on the image sensor from a first section of a plane. The second number of pixels is ... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7547870 | Precision spacecraft payload platforms One or more fixed-orientation fanned laser beams and one or more displacement measurement devices to precisely measure the orientation of a payload platform are disclosed in a metrology system and method. The measurement devices may be distributed at locations acros... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7531777 | Method of detecting inclination and inclination detecting apparatus The ratio is calculated between a first number of pixels and a second number of pixels on an image sensor. The first number of pixels is counted between two certain points projected on the image sensor from a first section of a plane. The second number of pixels is ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7415212 | Data communication system, data transmitter and data receiver A transmitter formed of two or more light-emitting sections such as LEDs, which are physically arranged in a predetermined manner, is disposed in the real world object, and each light-emitting section transmits data by flashing at a flashing pattern representing the... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7370834 | Apparatus and methods for in-space satellite operations Apparatus and methods for performing satellite proximity operations such as inspection, recovery and life extension of a target satellite through operation of a “Satellite Inspection Recovery and Extension” (“SIRE”) spacecraft which can be operated in the fo... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7358474 | System and method for time-delay integration imaging A system is provided that includes an optical arrangement, an assembly of a plurality of detectors, and a signal processor. The optical arrangement is capable of viewing a scene that includes an object, where the scene is capable of moving through a field of view of... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339154 | Level detector A level detector includes a light receiving element unit having a plurality of light receiving elements; a first amplifier circuit configured to amplify a light receiving signal; a first gain switching circuit; a first peak hold circuit; an arithmetic control device... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7332701 | Dual-mode CMOS imaging sensor with supporting LED The present invention relates to a sensor device for sensing an image of an object, wherein a detection means (14) for detecting radiation received from the object is supported by a light-emitting semiconductor means (12) for emitting radiation towards... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7333216 | Apparatus for wavefront detection An apparatus for wavefront detection includes a wavefront source for the production of a wavefront, an optical system transforming the wavefront, a diffraction grating through which the transformed wavefront passes, and a spatially resolving detector following the d... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7312461 | Laparoscopic tumor therapy using high energy electron irradiation A laparoscopic tumor therapy method and an articulated electron beam transport system are provided for use with a high power, long focus electron source for tumor therapy. The high power, long focus electron source generates an e-beam. The e-beam is transported thro... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7312864 | Measurement device and process for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical or hollow conical bodies and their orientation relative to one another Device for determining the straightness of hollow cylindrical surfaces and partial surfaces thereof, and the three-dimensional orientation of several hollow cylindrical surfaces or partial surfaces with reference to at least one of axial parallel offset and angular ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304283 | Target tracking device for a flight vehicle A target tracking device (2) for a flight vehicle (10) is specified which has a position-sensitive photodiode (4) with at least two signal outputs (A1, A2, A3, A4) which are respectively connected to a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305319 | Methods and systems for three-dimensional motion control and tracking of a mechanically unattached magnetic probe Methods and systems for controlling motion of and optically tracking a mechanically unattached probe (202) in three-dimensions are disclosed. A mechanically unattached magnetic probe (202) is placed in the system under test. The position of the probe i... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7268880 | Method and device for determining the dispersive effect on a measurement Provided are methods and devices for measuring the dispersion along a line of sight, using spectral narrow-band light sources with multiple wavelengths, and atmospheric structures, both in the absorptive (imaginary refractive index) and in the dispersive region (rea... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7205521 | Speckle based sensor for three dimensional navigation Motion of a speckle pattern is employed to provide for navigation in three dimensions. Non-speckle optical navigation methods may also be used to provide for two dimensional surface navigation with speckle being used to provide for navigation in the third dimension.... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7196302 | Laser measuring method and laser measuring system having fan-shaped tilted laser beams and three known points of photodetection system A laser measuring method in a laser measuring system, which comprises a rotary laser system for projecting a laser beam by rotary irradiation and at least one photodetection system having at least one photodetector for receiving the laser beam, comprising a step of ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7184151 | Method for identifying measuring points in an optical measuring system In an optical measuring system for determining spatial position and orientation of objects, a plurality of measuring points on the object is registered by cameras, laser measuring devices or a combination thereof. For identifying the measuring points, one target of ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7177509 | Large-scale image display apparatus using optical fiber The present invention discloses an image display apparatus using optical fiber in which moving images projected from a projector can be transferred to a screen through an optical fiber bundle with a high-definition image quality. An object of the present invention i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7171088 | Image input device A number of optical fiber cords 11 are bundled together to constitute an image fiber. A first end of the image fiber 12a is incorporated within and covered by a cylindrical member to constitute an imaging section, which in turn forms one of a pl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7137162 | Imaging system for a passenger bridge or the like for docking automatically with an aircraft A method of identifying the position of an opening, for example a door or a cargo bay, or the like of an aircraft, said opening having a predetermined perimeter, said method comprising: i) providing at least one passive target means (10, 11) proximate the per... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7115852 | Photodetection device for rotary laser system A photodetection device for a rotary laser system for projecting at least two fan-shaped beams tilted at a known angle with respect to a horizontal plane and having a known spreading angle, comprising at least three photodetectors arranged in a known relationship. | 10/03/2006 |
| 7116687 | High repetition rate passively Q-switched laser for blue laser based on interactions in fiber A laser apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus includes a Neodymium-doped lasing material having first and second surfaces and a passive Q-switch optically coupled to the second surface. The first-surface is substantially transparent to a pump radiation and substanti... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7105791 | Orbital debris detection and tracking system utilizing sun or moon occlusion A system for using an image of the Sun for detecting objects traveling through Earth's atmosphere is disclosed. The system includes a receiver for collecting incident sunlight (solar energy) and a light sensitive device that produces a signal in response to exposure... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094164 | Trajectory detection and feedback system A trajectory detection and feedback system is described. The system is capable of detecting one or more moving objects in free flight, analyzing a trajectory of each object and providing immediate feedback information to a human that has launched tile object into fl... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087915 | Radiation image reproducing device and method for reproducing radiation image A device for reproducing a radiation image is composed of a radiation-absorbing phosphor layer containing a phosphor which absorbs a radiation and then emits a light, a stimulable phosphor layer containing a stimulable phosphor which absorbs the light and stores ene... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7071480 | Sensor with alignment self compensation A material web attribute detection system with the material web having a first side and a second side. The system includes a radiation source located proximate to the first side of the material web and emitting radiation toward the material web, and a radiation dete... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7061448 | Radio wave lens antenna apparatus A small, lightweight radio wave lens antenna device is proposed in which freedom of selection of the installation place is high, which can be compactly installed e.g. on a wall surface, and in which restriction of installation space is relaxed. A hemispherical Luneb... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7031579 | High resolution display component, system and method An optical system provides a higher resolution image, especially for use with a projection system, using a combiner formed of fiber optics each having an input end and an output end, with the fiber optics grouped together so that the combiner has one or more image i... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7030354 | Automatically controlling apparatus and an automatically controlling system of a boarding bridge, which can improve a reliability due to an automatic operation, and a position matching method of a boarding bridge An automatic controlling apparatus of a boarding bridge to match a position of the boarding bridge with an airplane, includes: a light irradiator, an optical sensor, and an actuator. The light irradiator irradiates a light to the airplane. The optical sensor can det... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7022971 | Laser measurement apparatus In a laser measurement apparatus capable of measuring a moving object or a designated object to be measured by tracking an object to be tracked and detecting the position of the tracked object as needed, optical signal processing units 103 through 105 ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022963 | Laser receiver A laser receiver for detecting the position of incidence of a beam of laser light thereon includes a first photodetector and a second photodetector aligned in series with each other and spaced apart from each other by a gap. If the laser is evenly distributed betwee... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6987257 | Attitude determination system and method An attitude determination system and method is provided that includes at least two sensor sets. Each sensor set is configured to detect electromagnetic radiation, such as light of a known frequency. Specifically, each sensor set is configured to detect electromagnet... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6982407 | Photoelectric conversion unit having a plurality of photoelectric conversion surfaces and systems and methods for measuring location and/or direction using the photoelectric conversion unit A pointing position or direction is accurately determined with a simple constitution without burden to a user. A pair of PDs (photodiodes) forming one photoelectric conversion unit provide a light receiving surface of valley fold with respect to a light source, and ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6977603 | Nonlinear flash analog to digital converter used in an active pixel system A non-uniform resistor is used with a flash A to D converter in order to provide an A to D output which is not linear. The nonlinearity of the A to D output is specially designed to carry out a predetermined correction of the signal. ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6953924 | Method for extracting an illuminate zone from a photosensor matrix A method for extracting an illuminated zone from a matrix of photosensors may include: (a) dividing the matrix into a plurality of search zones, (b) searching for the presence of an active photosensor in the search zones, (c) stopping the search as soon as an active... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6943873 | Fiber optical laser detection and ranging system One aspect of the invention relates to a laser ranging system. In this version of the invention, a guided missile is provided with laser that directs laser radiation in the general direction of a target that is subsequently reflected from the target back to the miss... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6943334 | Method for determining absolute motion of an object Method and apparatus for the detection of absolute motion in a three-dimensional coordinate frame of reference, having mutually perpendicular axes X, Y and Z, by an instrument positioned in the path of a light beam or ray traveling in only one direction, existing in... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6917025 | Combined earth/star sensor system and method for determining the orbit and position of spacecraft A combined earth-star sensor system (1) for three-axis attitude determination of satellites in space comprises separate apertures with different directions of observation and common image pickup devices (4) for the earth sensor and the star sensor. A c... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6906864 | Light altering device A line producing system includes an input beam of radiant energy that enters a side of a low cost, radiant energy altering device. The radiant energy emerges from the light altering device radiating in a nearly 360 degree disc pattern forming a ring of ever expandin... | 06/14/2005 |
