MISSILE DETECTING AND TRACKING UNIT
Assignee
Raytheon
Filed as: RAYTHEON COMPANY, A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE
Filed
Apr 13, 1978
Granted
Sep 27, 1983
Location
TX US
Abstract
A system for detecting, tracking and guiding a missile to a target is disclosed. The missile has a beacon which emits infrared signals. A night sight, which has a reticled infrared receiver for sighting a target, detects the infrared signals of the missile relative to the center of the reticle and converts the infrared signals to electrical signals representative of the impinging infrared energy. The IR receiver output is connected to a computerized beacon tracking unit. The tracking unit determines when beacon signals are detected by the receiver, tracks and guides the missile to its destination by computing missile position pitch and yaw guidance signals to align the missile with the target.
Source: Google Patents
35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Apr 9, 1982
Rescinded
Dec 14, 1982
Duration
8 months
Inventor
- 1JOHN B. ALLEN
Record Details
- Patent number
- US 4406429
- Application
- 05896087
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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