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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. 15, 1993
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1982
Applicant:
Inventors:
Richard A Beckerleg, Boxford, MA (US);
Richard R LaTorre, Bedford, MA (US);
Barry N Levitt, Framingham, MA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
244-316 ;
Abstract
A gyroscopically stabilized optical seeker for use in a cannon-launched projectile is shown to include a gimbal arrangement wherein a two-axis rate gyroscope and associated torque motors are utilized to attain the requisite stabilization however such seeker is oriented with respect to such projectile, the two-axis rate gyroscope being arranged so that the complete optical system, including the detector unit, may be mounted on the inner gimbal.