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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1982
Filed:
May. 22, 1980
Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbH, Uberlingen, DE;
Abstract
A target seeking head mounted in the dome of a missile comprises a gyro rotor including a mid-portion forming a convex calotte-shaped peripheral surface. The convex calotte-shaped peripheral surface is surrounded substantially concentrically by a concave calotte-shaped bearing surface stationary with respect to the missile. A small gap is formed between the two surfaces and pressurized gas is introduced into the gap to form a gas bearing centering the gyro in the center of curvature of the convex calotte-shaped peripheral surface thereof. A target seeking scanning device comprises an annular parabolic mirror formed at the mid-portion of the gyro and a plane mirror imaging a field of view located in infinity in the plane of a detector mounted stationary with respect to the missile.