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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2013
Eric Segerstrom, Austin, TX (US);
Greg Mooty, Austin, TX (US);
Rick Miller, Austin, TX (US);
ASCENDANT ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
A small form-factor gimbal system that provides for stabilization of payload assets in a manner that provides improved stabilization capability. Such a small form-factor gimbal system provides for precision payload asset steering functionality through integration of an inertially stabilized two-axis gimbal in combination with a beam stabilization mechanism (BSM). In a preferred embodiment, such a small form-factor gimbal system has a gimbal diameter of about 5″ or less and employs a laser assembly having a Coudé path arrangement in which the laser beam passes from the azimuth subassembly to the elevation subassembly along the elevation subassembly rotational axis.