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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
May. 08, 2009
Daniel J. Mosier, Tucson, AZ (US);
David J. Park, Tucson, AZ (US);
Daniel J. Mosier, Tucson, AZ (US);
David J. Park, Tucson, AZ (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for aligning a tracking beam and a high energy laser (HEL) beam includes a tracking beam and a HEL beam. A detector receives at least a portion of the tracking beam, wherein the tracking beam received at the detector has been reflected from the airborne target. The detector also receives a first portion and a second portion of the HEL beam prior to output through a housing. A processor processes the signals to determine a relationship between the tracking beam and the HEL beam; and generates a control signal to steer the HEL beam to the airborne target based upon the determined relationship.