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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2012
Applicant:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Inventor:
Matthew Jonas, Allen, TX (US);
Assignee:
Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 13/00 (2006.01); G01S 17/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 13/005 (2013.01); F41H 13/0043 (2013.01); G01S 17/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a directed energy device configured to direct energy onto a remote target under control of a controller. The receives a distance measurement to the target using a rangefinder, determines whether the target is within an expected range; and modifies a power output of the directed energy device when the target is not within the expected range.