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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010
Filed:
May. 11, 2007
James W. Swenson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark D. Ray, Burnsville, MN (US);
Malcolm B. Mcintosh, Rochester, MN (US);
Clinton T. Meneely, Burnsville, MN (US);
James W. Swenson, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mark D. Ray, Burnsville, MN (US);
Malcolm B. McIntosh, Rochester, MN (US);
Clinton T. Meneely, Burnsville, MN (US);
Rosemount Aerospace Inc., Burnsville, MN (US);
Abstract
A LADAR has adjustable operational parameters to accommodate surveillance of a particular site. The LADAR includes a controller, a laser source governed by the controller to generate a laser beam pulsed at a pulse repetition rate, an optical scanner, a first set of optics, a first drive assembly governed by the controller, a second drive assembly governed by the controller, a light detector, a second set of optics for guiding laser echo pulses, and a processor coupled to the light detector to accommodate surveillance of the particular site.