Laser detection and image fusion system and method

US9897688B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc. · US

Inventors

• Michael J. Choiniere · Merrimack, US
• Brendan P. Cirillo · Merrimack, US
• Robert W. Constantino · Milford, US
• Egor V. Degtiarev · Merrimack, US
• Francis M. Feda · Sudbury, US
• Haijun Hu · Hangzhou City, CN
• Mark R. Mallalieu · Nashua, US
• Brian Frank O'Donnell · Nashua, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 26, 2014
• Grant date: Feb 20, 2018
• Expiry date: Jul 30, 2036

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G06T2207/20224
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

This invention describes a method for operating a weapon targeting system comprising the steps of using a laser to fire a single pulse at a target to obtain a reflected laser pulse; detecting the reflected laser pulse as a signal by a SWIR focal plane; detecting background illumination by using the SWIR focal plane; scene clutter filter and using optical filtering if it is necessary to suppress background illumination.