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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2002
William A. Friedrich, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Lyle H. Johnson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark K. Conrad, Mound, MN (US);
William A. Friedrich, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Lyle H. Johnson, Bloomington, MN (US);
Mark K. Conrad, Mound, MN (US);
Alliant Techsystems Inc., Edina, MN (US);
Abstract
A proximity sensor for use with a guidance system of a smart bomb including a ranging radar proximity sensor configured for mounting on a smart bomb and a radome connected to the ranging radar proximity sensor. A laser radiation sensor system is attached to the proximity sensor, which is configured and arranged to detect laser radiation reflected from a target which passes through the radome and output the azimuth and elevation angles to the target to the guidance system.