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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 29, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2004
Maurice J. Halmos, Encino, CA (US);
Louis F. Klaras, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Jean-paul Bulot, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Maurice J. Halmos, Encino, CA (US);
Louis F. Klaras, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA (US);
Jean-Paul Bulot, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A readout system for receiving return signals originating from one or more energy pulses fired toward a scene. The system includes a first mechanism for detecting energy received from the scene and providing a first signal in response thereto. A second mechanism times a rising edge and a falling edge of a pulse contained in the first signal and provides a second signal in response thereto. In a specific embodiment, a third mechanism determines characteristics of the pulse based on the second signal, which include characteristics, such as pulse width, pulse intensity, and/or pulse centroid, sufficient to generate an image of the scene.