Vision system and method having improved performance and solar mitigation
US9674413B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 17, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 17, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T5/20
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An enhanced vision system can be used on a vehicle such as an aircraft. The vision system includes a lens, a sensor array and a chromic layer disposed between the lens and the sensor array. A method can protect a focal plane array associated with an enhanced vision or other sensor from solar exposure. The method includes providing a focal plane sensor array and providing at least one photochromic layer in front of the focal plane array.
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