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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2014
Applicant:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Inventor:
Peter Colantonio, North Andover, MA (US);
Assignee:
Goodrich Corporation, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/86 (2006.01); B64C 1/36 (2006.01); B64D 7/00 (2006.01); B64D 47/08 (2006.01); H01Q 5/22 (2015.01); H01Q 1/28 (2006.01); G03B 15/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/867 (2013.01); B64C 1/36 (2013.01); B64D 7/00 (2013.01); B64D 47/08 (2013.01); G01S 7/02 (2013.01); H01Q 1/28 (2013.01); H01Q 5/22 (2015.01); G01S 2007/027 (2013.01); G03B 15/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A pod has a rotatable housing and a motor for driving the rotatable housing to rotate. The rotatable housing includes an image capture device for capturing an electromagnetic image and a radar transmitting and capturing device for capturing a radar image. The motor is operable to change an orientation of the rotatable housing relative to a pod housing, such that a desired one of the electromagnetic image capture device and the radar transmission and reception system faces an area that is to be studied. A method is also disclosed.