Real-time optical compensation of orbit induced distortion effects in long integration time imagers
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorLacy G. Cook
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AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorLacy G. Cook
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An apparatus and method for effecting and changing optical distortions is disclosed. The apparatus includes a beam imaging apparatus including a first deformable mirror, a second deformable mirror, and a beam-steering apparatus. The beam-steering apparatus includes a plurality of planar tiltable mirrors arranged to define a radiation beam path therebetween, wherein the plurality of planar tiltable mirrors comprises at least three tiltable mirrors. A mirror drive system is configured to tilt each respective planar mirror about its respective axis of rotation or axes of rotation and a controller is configured to control deformation of a reflective surface of the first and the second deformable mirrors.
An apparatus for effecting and changing optical distortions, the apparatus comprising:
A method for effecting and changing distortions in an image produced by an beam-imager, wherein the beam imager includes a first deformable mirror, a second deformable mirror, and a beam-steering device, the method comprising:
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