Research/Patents/US 5101108
US 5101108Tier 1 — UAP Program Assignee

SPLIT DYNAMIC RANGE USING DUAL ARRAY SENSOR CHIP ASSEMBLY

Assignee

Hughes Aircraft

Filed as: HUGHES AIRCRAFT COMPANY, A CORP. OF DE

Filed

Dec 14, 1988

Granted

Mar 31, 1992

Location

ENCINITAS CA US

Abstract

An infrared sensing array having a detector array, a readout circuit, and processing circuitry. The detector array includes first and second subarrays having different sensitivities associated therewith for detecting different brightness level ranges. The sensitivities of the subarrays are determined by sensing circuit elements in the readout circuit. As a result of the subarrays of different sensitivities, the composite dynamic range covered by the array is greater than the individually dynamic ranges of the subarrays.

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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order

Imposed

Jul 28, 1989

Rescinded

Dec 31, 1990

Duration

1 year, 5 months

Inventor

  • 1STEVE D. GAALEMA

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