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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2010
Richard Michael Kremer, Ramona, CA (US);
Richard Michael Kremer, Ramona, CA (US);
Logos Technologies, Inc., Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
In order to determine crosswind effects between a weapon and its intended target () a crosswind gradient measuring apparatus () directs a first pulsed coherent light beam () and a second pulsed coherent light beam () to the target (). Light of both beams scattered back by aerosols in the air is measured by using a detector () thus generating a beat frequency in the detector signal. The beat frequency indicates a Doppler-shift due to crosswind as a function of range between weapon and target wherein the range is determined by the time of flight. The information determined by such a Doppler differential interferometer, DDI, is utilized by a signal processor () to calculate the bullet's crosswind offset which enables manual of automatic adjustment of an aiming mechanism.