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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1979
Filed:
Aug. 31, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ernest C Wittke, West Caldwell, NJ (US);
Assignee:
The Singer Company, Little Falls, NJ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2502 / ; 356152 ; 356255 ;
Abstract
A three-axis stellar sensor comprising a conventional stellar sensor for detecting the presence of light from a radiant body. The stellar sensor is mounted on a stable member located in a vehicle. The axis of the telescope of the sensor is parallel to a first line of sight to a first radiant body and a silvered mirror located at an angle of 45.degree. to the axis of the telescope provides a means to measure light from a second radiant body along a second line of sight 90.degree. displaced from the first line of sight. Additional means are provided to rotate and measure the mirror angle.