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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:
Oct. 22, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael L. Wells, Hawthorne, CA (US);
John A. Tyson, Lawndale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Lexington, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/126 ; G01C 1/00 ; F41G 7/00 ; F42B 1/000 ; F42B 1/501 ; G06F 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 1/126 ; G01C 1/00 ; F41G 7/00 ; F42B 1/000 ; F42B 1/501 ; G06F 1/900 ;
Abstract
A system ( ) for tracking a missile ( ) in flight, the missile ( ) having an optical beacon generator ( ) that outputs a modulated signal ( ) having a predetermined frequency, including an optical system ( ) for transmitting image data along an optical path ( ) onto an array of detectors ( ), such that each detector in the array ( ) receives substantially simultaneously the image data from the optical system ( ). The system ( ) further includes means for processing (46) the image data transmitted onto the array of detectors ( ) in order to locate the optical beacon ( ).