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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2004
John G. Hughes, Casselberry, FL (US);
Mark T. Myers, Orlando, FL (US);
Kevin F. Williams, Orlando, FL (US);
Jeff Cole, Orlando, FL (US);
John G. Hughes, Casselberry, FL (US);
Mark T. Myers, Orlando, FL (US);
Kevin F. Williams, Orlando, FL (US);
Jeff Cole, Orlando, FL (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A method for optical dithering and a dither device comprising a mounting structure, a refractive optic, an optic mounting structure surrounding the optic, and one or more linear drive motors. Four linear coils are preferably employed together with a control system operating in open loop mode. The dither device and method provides double resolution to a detector receiving output therefrom. The invention can operate in a single axis or in two axes.