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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:
Jul. 27, 1993
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bobby L Ulich, Tucson, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Bloomfield, CT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C / ; H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358 95 ; 356-5 ;
Abstract
An imaging lidar apparatus for detecting and imaging an object enveloped by a backscattering medium which is at least partially transmitting to light is presented. The imaging lidar apparatus is mounted on an airborne platform and including light pulse generating means, reflected light pulse detection means and computer control means. A discrete vehicle is towed by a cable connected to the airborne platform. The discrete vehicle houses optics for receiving or transmitting light pulses. Fiber optic communication may be used to transmit the light pulses along the cable between the airborne platform and the towed vehicle.