Bomb impact assessment using forward looking infrared sensor
US7579979B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 26, 2003 |
| Grant date | Aug 25, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 18, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01J3/0208
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus combining an optical sensor and a bomb impact assessment system, and corresponding method for facilitating bomb impact assessment, comprising means for receiving an optical signal, means for splitting off a portion of the optical signal from a primary optical path to form a secondary optical path, a lens in the secondary optical path, the lens comprising a plurality of facets generating a plurality of tertiary optical paths, means for combining signals from the primary and one or more of the tertiary optical paths, means for detecting the combined signals, and means for projecting onto a focal plane array bomb impact assessment data comprising detected signals from one or more of the tertiary optical paths.
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