Sensing/emitting apparatus, system and method

Apparatus for at least one of sensing and emitting energy along a desired discrete apparatus line of sight (LOS) with respect to said apparatus, comprising

• at least two sensing/emitting units, each said sensing/emitting unit adapted for at least one of sensing and emitting energy along a respective unit line of to sight (ULOS), said sensing/emitting units being mechanically coupled;
• each sensing/emitting unit having an operative state, wherein the respective ULOS is pointed continuously along said LOS for at least one of sensing and emitting energy, and a corresponding inoperative state, where the respective unit operating axis is pointed along a direction different from said LOS;
• a switching mechanism for switching between said units to selectively bring a desired unit exclusively into its respective operative state while concurrently bringing a remainder of said units each to a respective non-operative state.

A method for at least one of sensing and emitting energy along an apparatus line of sight (LOS) with respect to a target, comprising selectively aligning a unit line of sight (ULOS) of a first sensing/emitting unit with said LOS and one of sensing and emitting energy continuously along said LOS with said first sensing/emitting unit, and further comprising selectively switching to aligning a ULOS of a second sensing/emitting unit along said LOS and one of sensing and emitting energy continuously along said LOS with said second sensing/emitting unit, wherein said first sensing/emitting unit and said second sensing/emitting unit are mechanically coupled.

A method for at least one of sensing and emitting energy along an apparatus line of sight (LOS) with respect to a target, comprising selectively aligning a unit line of sight (ULOS) of a first sensing/emitting unit with said LOS when an operational parameter is greater than an operational threshold, and one of sensing and emitting energy along said LOS with said first sensing/emitting unit, and further comprising switching to aligning a ULOS of a second sensing/emitting unit along said LOS, when said operational parameter is at or less than said operational threshold, and one of sensing and emitting energy continuously along said LOS with said second sensing/emitting unit, wherein said first sensing/emitting unit and said second sensing/emitting unit are mechanically coupled.

Apparatus for at least one of sensing and emitting energy concurrently along each of at least two different apparatus lines of sight (LOS) with respect to said apparatus, comprising:

• an assembly comprising at least two sensing/emitting units, each said sensing/emitting unit adapted for at least one of sensing and emitting energy along a respective sensing/emitting unit line of sight (ULOS) via a respective sensing/emitting unit aperture, wherein said sensing/emitting units are mechanically coupled;
• said assembly having a plurality of operative states, including at least a first operative state wherein at least two ULOS are pointed one each along a respective said LOS for at least one of sensing and emitting energy with respect thereto, and at least a second operative state wherein at least one said ULOS is pointed along a LOS different from the LOS in which it was pointing during said first operative state;
• a switching mechanism for switching between said units to selectively bring said assembly into a desired said operative state.