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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2022
Bae Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., Broomfield, CO (US);
Nicholas J. Mostek, Westminster, CO (US);
Brian C. Primeau, Boulder, CO (US);
David M. Waller, Westminster, CO (US);
BAE Systems Space & Mission Systems Inc., Broomfield, CO (US);
Abstract
Optomechanical relay systems and methods for rapid filter switching are provided. More particularly, optical filter systems and methods that enable one of a plurality of filter elements to be applied to light comprising an entire image or scene collected by an imaging system are provided. The optical filter systems include steering elements at the input and exit pupils of the system. The filter elements are provided as part of a filter array having a location that is fixed relative to the input and exit pupils. The steering element at the input pupil directs the received image towards an area of the fixed filter array in which a filter element that provides the desired filter effect is located. The steering element at the exit pupil directs the filtered light to a receiving system, such as an image sensor.
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