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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2011
David Fitzpatrick, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael Spicer, Loveland, OH (US);
David Fitzpatrick, Loveland, OH (US);
Michael Spicer, Loveland, OH (US);
L-3 Communications Cincinnati Electronics Corporation, Mason, OH (US);
Abstract
Panoramic imaging systems including rotatable mirrors are provided. A panoramic imaging system includes a rotatable platform, an imaging device mounted to the rotatable platform, and a mirror rotatably mounted to the rotatable platform. The mirror is positioned in an optical path of the imaging device. The mirror and the imaging device are oriented such that the mirror and imaging device are in the same plane, an optical axis of the imaging device is substantially perpendicular to an axis of rotation of the rotatable platform, and an axis of rotation of the mirror is substantially parallel to the axis of rotation of the rotatable platform when the mirror is in an initial position.