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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2004
Applicants:
James Harrison Kreger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Peter James Folberth, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventors:
James Harrison Kreger, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Peter James Folberth, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Northrop Grumman Corporation, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for providing pan and tilt capability to a stationary imaging device comprises a first achromatic prism doublet positioned on a first axis, a second achromatic prism doublet positioned on the first axis, and at least one motor for rotating the first and second achromatic prism doublets about the first axis whereby polychromatic electromagnetic radiation from a portion of an area of interest is directed toward an imaging device. A method of using the apparatus is also provided.