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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2008
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2006
Kenneth W. Sauter, Garland, TX (US);
Rodney L. Doster, Garland, TX (US);
Roland M. Morley, Richardson, TX (US);
Kenneth W. Sauter, Garland, TX (US);
Rodney L. Doster, Garland, TX (US);
Roland M. Morley, Richardson, TX (US);
Litton Systems, Inc., Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A night viewer () is adaptable to generate an enhanced image suitable for viewing through an optical scope (). An input end () of the viewer () receives the image to be enhanced through an objective lens (). An image enhancing unit () enhances the image. The enhanced image is optically transmitted from a display () to the ocular lens () of the scope (). The display () is operably connected with the image enhancing unit () to display the enhanced image. A Risley prism () located in an image path () is used to controllably adjust and to maintain boresight alignment ().