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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2002
Timothy Alderson, Winter Spring, FL (US);
William H. Barrow, Clemont, FL (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A window baffle assembly has a multi-element segmented window having a first surface adapted to receive at least one wavelength of radiation from an optical system, a baffle housing positioned proximate at least a portion of the first surface of the segmented window, and a plurality of baffle elements each affixed between positions on the baffle housing and offset from the first surface of the window. At least a portion of the plurality of baffle elements are in a Field of View of the optical system at an operational angle. The surface of the baffle elements are adapted to absorb at least a portion of the energy of the radiation and oriented to scatter the radiation. Each baffle element comprises a leading edge and an opposing trailing edge, the leading edge oriented toward the first surface of the window and the trailing edge oriented to point toward a central point of the optical system. A method of manufacturing a window baffle assembly is also provided.