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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2019
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Jake B. Range, McKinney, TX (US);
Chris Shreve, Melissa, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
Various exemplary systems for transporting and switching optical components are disclosed. The system includes carriers disposed about a housing and configured to follow a carrier guide system to switch optical components at the optical prescription center of the optical path. In one example, a device is disclosed that reduces the packaging form factor through the use of carriers rotated about an inverted radius along a track adjacent to a limiting peripheral boundary. The system and device are configured to switch optical components while minimizing the form factor of the optical device. Methods of accomplishing these tasks are also disclosed.