Gyro stabilized modular laser measurement device

A drop in laser system for a gyroscope stabilized gimbal assembly comprising:

• a first and a second wavelength dependent photodetector;
• a first replaceable laser line filter mounted to said first wavelength dependent photodetector and a second replaceable laser line filter mounted to said second wavelength dependent photodetector;
• an adjustable electronic gain for adjusting sensitivity levels of said first and a second wavelength dependent photodetector;
• a first and a second replaceable temperature dependent thermopile power meter;
• a third replaceable laser line filter mounted to said first replaceable temperature dependent thermopile power meter and a fourth replaceable laser line filter mounted to said second replaceable temperature dependent thermopile power meter;
• and
• a mounting bracket for securing said first and second wavelength dependent photodetectors and said first and second thermopiles in an orientation to enable capture of electromagnetic data through said one or more windows of said gyroscope stabilized gimbal assembly.

A gyroscope stabilized gimbal assembly for collecting video data and laser measurement data comprising:

• a gimbal housing comprising one or more windows and a mounting system;
• a camera system;
• a drop in laser system comprising;
• one or more wavelength dependent photodetectors;
• an adjustable electronic gain for adjusting sensitivity levels of said one or more wavelength dependent photodetector;
• one or more replaceable temperature dependent thermopile power meters;
• a plurality of replaceable laser line filters mounted to said one or more wavelength dependent photodetectors and to said one or more replaceable temperature dependent thermopile power meters;
• a mounting bracket for securing said one or more wavelength dependent photodetectors and said one or more thermopiles in an orientation to enable capture of electromagnetic data through said one or more windows of said gyroscope stabilized gimbal assembly;
• an analog to digital converter;
• a processor;
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• a storage device;
• wherein said camera system captures video data;
• wherein said one or more wavelength dependent photodetectors provide voltage readings based on detected electromagnetic spectrum wavelength data;
• wherein said replaceable laser line filters are selected for specific laser wavelengths;
• wherein said one or more replaceable temperature dependent thermopile power meters provide optical power readings based on detected temperature;
• wherein said analog to digital converter extracts said voltage signals from said one or more photodetectors and assigns numerical voltage values;
• wherein said processor compares said numerical voltage values, said optical power readings, wavelength information from said one or more wavelength dependent photodetectors and from said one or more second replaceable temperature dependent thermopiles, gain settings from said one or more wavelength dependent photodetectors, and calculates optical power data, irradiance data, and wavelength data;
• wherein said storage device stores a first set of data comprising video data from said camera system and a second set of data comprising optical power data, irradiance data, and wavelength data, wherein said first and second set of data are timestamped, separated, and not comingled.