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Rosette scanning surveillance sensor

US4717822A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 4, 1986
Grant dateJan 5, 1988
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Expiry dateAug 4, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG02B26/10
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pair of rotating gimbals (12, 14) independently nutate and precess the line-of-sight (24) of a sensor (22) to generate a rosette pattern (26).

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