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Date of Patent:
Feb. 22, 2011

Filed:

Jun. 08, 2007
Applicants:

Steven J. Wein, Sudbury, MA (US);

James D. Targove, Lunenburg, MA (US);

Arthur Menikoff, Harvard, MA (US);

Dennis P. Bowler, Sudbury, MA (US);

David J. Korwan, Westford, MA (US);

Inventors:

Steven J. Wein, Sudbury, MA (US);

James D. Targove, Lunenburg, MA (US);

Arthur Menikoff, Harvard, MA (US);

Dennis P. Bowler, Sudbury, MA (US);

David J. Korwan, Westford, MA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

In the subject three-axis pointing system, the elevation and tip mirror axes are permanently mounted with their rotation axes orthogonal to each other to eliminate gimbal lock over the hemisphere, to avoid high accelerations as the zenith or nadir pointing directions are approached, and to provide optimal two-axis beam pointing control.


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