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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2013
Applicants:
Carlo L. Tiana, Portland, OR (US);
Robert D. Brown, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Robert B. Wood, Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Carlo L. Tiana, Portland, OR (US);
Robert D. Brown, Lake Oswego, OR (US);
Robert B. Wood, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/2254 (2013.01); H04N 5/232 (2013.01); H04N 5/23212 (2013.01); H04N 5/23232 (2013.01);
Abstract
An enhanced vision system can be used on a vehicle such as an aircraft. The vision system includes a lens, a sensor array and a chromic layer disposed between the lens and the sensor array. A method can protect a focal plane array associated with an enhanced vision or other sensor from solar exposure. The method includes providing a focal plane sensor array and providing at least one photochromic layer in front of the focal plane array.