Research/Patents/US 5072890
US 5072890Tier 1 — UAP Program Assignee

OPTICAL SYSTEM

Assignee

Raytheon

Filed as: RAYTHEON COMPANY

Filed

Aug 18, 1989

Granted

Dec 17, 1991

Location

LEXINGTON MA US

Abstract

An optical system focuses a portion of electromagnetic energy into a spot on a focal plane and rotates the focused spot about an optic axis. A plurality of detectors is disposed in a detector plane. The array of detectors is arranged in a plurality of sets of such detectors. Each one of such sets of detectors is disposed along a different region extending radially from a central region of the array. When the detector and focal planes are skewed, a processor processes signals produced by a selected one of the plurality of sets of detectors. The selected one of the sets is the set disposed in one of the radially extending regions disposed along, or adjacent to, a line formed by the intersection of the skewed detector and focal planes.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Feb 28, 1990

Rescinded

Aug 3, 1990

Duration

5 months

Inventor

  • 1BENJAMIN KLAUS

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