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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Dennis Braunreiter, San Diego, CA (US);
Daniel Young, Allen, TX (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A system includes a target illumination laser (TIL) configured to illuminate an airborne target with a TIL beam. The system also includes a beacon illuminator (BIL) configured to transmit a spot of illumination to an expected location on the target, wherein the spot of illumination is more focused than the TIL beam. The system also includes a camera configured to receive an image of the spot reflected off the target. The system also includes a controller configured to determine an actual location of the spot on the target based on the received image. The controller is also configured to estimate a spot motion by correlating the actual location of the spot on the target with the expected location on the target. The controller is also configured to predict uplink jitter of a high energy laser (HEL) beam generated by a HEL based on the BIL spot motion, the uplink jitter caused by atmospheric optical turbulence.