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System and processes for causing the simultaneity of events including controlling a pulse repetition frequency of a pulsed laser for disabling a scanning imaging system

US6969845B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 20, 2002
Grant dateNov 29, 2005
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Expiry dateSep 3, 2023

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S7/495
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A system and processes for causing the simultaneity of events from two or more families of events are described. A repetition rate and modulus of each one the first families of events is determined. A second family of events has a controlled repetition rate that optimizes the simultaneity of a number of events of the second family with a corresponding number of events from the first family within a desired time period. The first families of events can be occurrences of scanning an image of a target across a detector element of a scanning imaging system. The modulus can be a number of lines per frame of the scanning imaging system. Laser pulses having a pulse repetition rate can be events from the second family of events. A system and processes may disable one or more scanning imaging systems by controlling a pulse repetition frequency of a laser output.

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