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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2009
Ian S. Robinson, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mark T. Busch, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (US);
Lacy G. Cook, El Segundo, CA (US);
Ian S. Robinson, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Mark T. Busch, Palos Verdes Peninsula, CA (US);
Lacy G. Cook, El Segundo, CA (US);
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Abstract
An imaging platform minimizes image distortion when there is relative motion of the imaging platform with respect to the scene being imaged where the imaging platform may be particularly susceptible to distortion when it is configured with a wide field of view or high angular rate of movement, or when performing long-stares at a given scene (e.g., for nighttime and low-light imaging.) Distortion correction may be performed by predicting distortion due to the relative motion of the imaging platform, determining optical transformations to prevent the distortion, dynamically adjusting the optics of the imaging platform during exposure, and performing digital image correction.