Ferranti Plc

William Blain

Nicolas L Brignall

Alexander W McKeand

William H McKendrick

A system for providing a view of a scene scanned by an electro-optic framing sensor (30) includes control means (36) operable to cause the sensor to scan the scene in a number of frames each of which is viewed at a different viewing angle. Pickoff means (37) provide signals representing that viewing angle. Storage means (32) are provided to store the image information derived from each frame. Circuit means (33) are provided to transform the image information in each store (32) so as to remove distortions due to the different viewing angles, and the transformed image information is stored in a picture store (34). The contents of the picture store represent a view of the scene as viewed from a predetermined viewing angle.

Image distortion correction system for electro-optic sensors

An optical scanning system includes scanning means arranged to scan an object field and comprising, in one form, a rotatable drum (10) carrying a plurality of pairs of mirrors (12, 13). A detector (21) is provided which is sensitive to optical radiation directed on to it by the scanning means. Means, such as telescopes (17, 22) collect radiation from at least two fields of view for presentation to the object field of the scanning means. Optical switching means are provided so that radiation reaches the detector (21) from each field of view in turn. The switching means may be an optical shutter (14) having reflective regions (15) and transparent regions (16).

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