Raytheon Company

Brian S Scott

Byron B Taylor

Daniel W Brunton

Gary H Johnson

Ronald L Roncone

Michael P Schaub

Robert L Sisk, Iii

Thomas J Wetherell

Phillip Craige White

Larry A Coleman

Andrew H Voss

A stiff key provides rigid coupling between a pair of shafts, such as a motor shaft and a rotary position sensor. The key may have a main body and a protrusion from the main body, such as from a middle portion of the main body. One of the protrusion or the main body may engage one part of one of the shafts being coupled together, and the other of the protrusion or the main body may engage a part of the other of the shafts. For example the protrusion may be in a keyway of one shaft and the main body may engage a recess or flat of the other shaft. The key and the coupling may be used in applications where space is at a premium, for example in a missile.

Rotationally stiff key for coupling non-parallel shafts

A protective cover () for an instrument dome () extending from a body () of a vehicle, such as a missile. The cover () includes multiple segments (and) having trailing ends () connectable to the body () at joints () that allow for rotational movement. The cover () further includes a releasable holder () that includes a retention device () that holds leading ends () of the segments (and) together, and a release mechanism () for causing the retention device () to release the leading ends (). The joints () hold the trailing ends () of the segments (and) to the body () through a predetermined range of motion beyond which the segments (and) will be released to separate from the body () when the segments (and) rotate beyond the predetermined range.

Releasable radome cover

A pointing device is provided for directing electromagnetic radiation along a line of sight within a flight vehicle. The pointing device includes a beam deviation structure; a rotation assembly configured to support the beam deviation structure such that the beam deviation structure is pivotable about the rotation axis; and a nod gimbal configured to support the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure such that the rotation assembly and the beam deviation structure are pivotable about a nod axis.

Flight vehicles with improved pointing devices for optical systems

A seeker/receiver system for a moving body, such as for guiding the moving body to a target, includes an optics/receiver portion that tilts as a unit relative to other parts of the moving body. The optics/receiver portion includes a window which may be used to enclose and protect one or both of a pair of receivers or detectors, such as a laser energy detector or receiver, and an infrared energy detector or receiver. By moving the window and the receivers as a unit a set positional relationship is maintained between all of the elements of the optics/receiver portion. This simplifies the optics by obviating the need for all aspects of the window to present the same properties to energy detectors that tilt relative to it. The optics/receiver portion may be tilted using a tilt mechanism such as a gimbal.

Multi-band seeker with tiltable optical/receiver portion

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Vail, AZ, United States of America

Brian S Scott