Laser-scan process and device for guiding a missile to a target
US6357694B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 26, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 26, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF41G7/303
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a laser-scan process for guiding a missile (M) to a target (T), according to which one observes a field (5), within which said missile (M) is liable to move, so as to locate the latter in said field (5), as well as to a device for implementing said process. According to the invention, in said field (5), a zone (8) is determined around the instantaneous position of said missile (M) thus located, and the laser scan is performed solely in said zone (8).
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