All purpose FLIR kit for aircraft

US6274868A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army · US

Inventors

• John M. Hall · Alexandria, US
• Richard A. Wright · Los Angeles, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jul 27, 1999
• Grant date: Aug 14, 2001
• Expiry date: Jul 27, 2019

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G02B23/12
• WIPO field: Optics
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

FLIR kits are provided comprising optical and related components which can be commonly used for both navigational and targeting scenarios. Such components include a common detector interface, imaging optics, scanner, interlacer, filter wheel, and thermal reference sources with integrated chopper/rotator assembly, all of which when assembled form a stand-alone imaging sensor when combined with a common associated electronics subassembly. The kits are integrated into standard navigational and targeting platforms of the type found on the AH-64 Apache and RAH-66 Comanche attack helicopters.