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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
May. 01, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Jed Eden Donaldson, Bernalillo, NM (US);
Kirk Alan Lohnes, Bosque Farms, NM (US);
Bruce Edward Stribling, Albuquerque, NM (US);
David R. Dean, Bernalillo, NM (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/64 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 27/644 (2013.01); G02B 27/646 (2013.01); G02B 27/648 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for stabilizing a line of sight of a radiant energy system. The line of sight of a main beam is positioned using a first reflector and a second reflector based on a reference beam that is inertially stabilized in a selected direction. The line of sight of the main beam is stabilized using the reference beam to counteract a number of disturbances created within an optical path of the main beam.