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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2020
Applicant:
Eagle Technology, Llc, Melbourne, FL (US);
Inventor:
Richard D. Forkert, Fort Wayne, IN (US);
Assignee:
EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC, Melbourne, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/10 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01); B64G 1/66 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 26/105 (2013.01); B64G 1/66 (2013.01); H04B 7/18515 (2013.01); H04B 7/18519 (2013.01);
Abstract
An airborne scanning instrument may include a scanning mirror configured to be carried by an airborne platform and having a major reflective surface to define a scanning path directed toward Earth. The airborne scanning instrument may include a shaft configured to rotate the scanning mirror about a shaft axis. The major reflective surface of the scanning mirror may be tilted at a first angle from the shaft axis, and the shaft axis may be tilted at a second angle relative to horizontal. The airborne scanning instrument may include a detector aligned with the scanning mirror to define a detector path therewith.