Solid state modulated beacon tracking system
US6469783B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 19, 2001 |
| Grant date | Oct 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2021 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S3/784
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system (16) for tracking a missile (22) in flight, the missile (22) having an optical beacon generator (32) that outputs a modulated signal (26) having a predetermined frequency, including an optical system (50, 52, 54) for transmitting image data along an optical path (68) onto an array of detectors (55), such that each detector in the array (55) receives substantially simultaneously the image data from the optical system (50, 52, 54). The system (16) further includes means for processing (46) the image data transmitted onto the array of detectors (55) in order to locate the optical beacon (32).
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