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Wide-area aerial camera systems

US9641736B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 28, 2016
Grant dateMay 2, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 28, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N25/711
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A system for capturing aerial images, the system comprising four steerable detail camera modules, each steerable detail camera module comprising a detail camera and a beam-steering mechanism in an optical path of the detail camera module whereby the pointing direction of the detail camera is time-multiplexed to provide a wider effective field of view, the beam-steering mechanism comprising a first steerable mirror.

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