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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 19, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2015
Applicant:
United States of America, As Represented BY the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Albert Fenner Milton, Alexandria, VA (US);
Stephen R. Chinn, Alexandria, VA (US);
Lew Goldberg, Fairfax, VA (US);
Assignee:
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/63 (2006.01); G01N 33/483 (2006.01); G01N 21/47 (2006.01); G01N 21/49 (2006.01); G01S 17/89 (2006.01); G01S 17/06 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01); G02B 6/06 (2006.01); G02B 6/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 21/47 (2013.01); G01N 21/49 (2013.01); G01N 21/63 (2013.01); G01S 17/06 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01); G01S 17/89 (2013.01); G02B 6/06 (2013.01); G02B 6/065 (2013.01); G02B 6/10 (2013.01); G01N 2201/06113 (2013.01);
Abstract
An optical detector array is disclosed to locate dynamically the source position of an incoming beam of light. For example, the incoming beam of light may be a reflection of a low-divergence laser beam from a scattering surface in target space. A system and a method are disclosed for determining the position of a light spot generated by an optical beam when it falls on a scattering surface based on a one-dimensional detector array.