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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1985
Filed:
Apr. 11, 1983
Keith E Clark, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
Charles E Woods, Ridgecrest, CA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A stabilized gimbal platform is provided by use of rate gyro stabilized a of a gimbal ring. A bail gimbal is used with both pitch and yaw inner gimbals to provide low friction stabilization over a large angular pointing range. This bail ring combination surrounds a lens assembly sensor, an automatic light level control device suitable to search for and track targets in a given frequency or wavelength range. By aiming, the gimbal arrangement permits the entire lens sensor arrangement to actually point and steer towards the desired target direction. The bail is balanced with drive assembly to provide stability to the bail. The bail itself is not mounted on its axis of rotation but rather is off-axis mounted on bearings for support and driven by an off-axis torque motor drive. The bail assembly can be driven by a metal band to provide smooth rotation of the bail assembly.