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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 19, 2009
Applicants:
William Yenisch, Longwood, FL (US);
Richard Leblanc, Clermont, FL (US);
Inventors:
William Yenisch, Longwood, FL (US);
Richard LeBlanc, Clermont, FL (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 13/18 (2006.01); G08B 21/00 (2006.01); G01S 13/08 (2006.01); G01S 13/58 (2006.01); G01C 3/08 (2006.01); G01C 21/02 (2006.01); G01V 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A multifunction detector for detecting energy reflected from the surface, the detector comprising: a focal plane array in communication with the optical receiving path; and an optical receiving path; a read-only integrated circuit in communication with the optical receiving path, integrated with a focal plane array; and a processor programmed to operate the focal plane array and read-out integrated circuit in a first mode to process signals in a first frequency band, and in a second mode to process signals in a second, wider frequency band.