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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 11, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Catherine Trent, Allen, TX (US);
Gary A. Frazier, Garland, TX (US);
David J. Knapp, Tucson, AZ (US);
RAYTHEON COMPANY, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A thermal detection system for detecting a thermal profile of an optical window may be used in an airborne body that contains a sensor system. The system may include a thermal imager arranged within the airborne body for imaging a portion of the optical window and the portion may coincide with an optical path of the sensor system. The system may further include a processor in communication with the thermal imager for receiving images of the portion and determining a thermal gradient of the portion. The processor may be configured to apply corrections to active optical elements of the sensor system to accommodate for adverse thermal effects on the optical sensor that interferes with the sensor system performance.