Adaptable modular stabilization system
US4701602A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 1984 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1987 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B27/644
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An optical sensor system (10), including a two degree of freedom gyro (32) and a beam expander (38) having a predetermined magnification level, is rigidly secured internally to a housing (20). Also mounted within the housing is a prime sensor beam expander (14, 16), having a magnification level equal to that of the gyro beam expander, and a prime sensor detector (30) which form a primary sensor optical path. A steering mirror (24) is interposed between the gyro and prime sensor beam expander. An autocollimator (50), including an angle detector (56), is secured internally to the housing and projects a light beam off one surface (25) of the steering mirror onto the gyro rotor (34), the position of the stabilized reflected light beam being adjusted with respect to a null point on the autocollimator sensor thus to control the steering mirror and, accordingly, to stabilize the primary optical path with respect to the target being detected.
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