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US 2016/0097857 A1Published application
Integrated Targeting Device
OwnerMichael Cem Gokay, Michael O. Clarkinventors
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Abstract
An integrated targeting device comprising a housing, the housing comprising an input aperture and an output aperture, a geolocation module configured to estimate the geolocation of a selected target, an imaging module comprising an imaging camera, a laser comprising a seed laser configured to emit a seed laser beam and a moveable optical reflector, a display; and a processor operatively coupled to the laser module, the imaging module, the geolocation module; and the display.
Claims34
An integrated targeting device comprising:
- a housing, the housing comprising an input aperture and an output aperture;
- a geolocation module configured to estimate the geolocation of a selected target;
- an imaging module optically aligned with the input aperture, the imaging module comprising an infrared focal plane array configured to receive electromagnetic radiation in the near infrared and short wavelength infrared spectral range;
- a laser module optically aligned with the output aperture, the laser module comprising
- a seed laser configured to emit a seed laser beam;
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- a moveable optical reflector configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the optical reflector is in the first position, the seed laser beam is directed through a first optical path configured to emit a laser designator beam having a first wavelength onto the selected target, and when the optical reflector is in the second position, the seed laser beam is directed through a second optical path configured to emit a laser rangefinder beam having a second wavelength onto the selected target, wherein the first wavelength≠the second wavelength;
- a rangefinder module optically aligned with the input aperture, the rangefinder module comprising a rangefinder pin detector configured to determine a flight time of the rangefinder laser beam;
- a display associated with the imaging module, the display configured to display an image output;
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- a processor operatively coupled to the laser module, the imaging module, the geolocation module, the rangefinder module and the display.
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A modular integrated targeting device comprising:
- a housing, the housing comprising an input aperture, a laser output aperture and a laser pointer output aperture;
- a geolocation module, the geolocation module comprising a processor, a display, and at least one of a celestial/inertial navigation system, a global positioning system (GPS), or a digital magnetic compass;
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- a targeting module, the targeting module comprising:
- a laser comprising:
- a seed laser configured to emit a seed laser beam;
- and
- a moveable optical reflector configured to move between a first position and a second position, wherein when the optical reflector is in the first position, the seed laser beam is directed through a first optical path configured to emit a designator laser beam having a first wavelength toward the selected target, and when the optical reflector is in the second position, the seed laser beam is directed through a second optical path configured to emit a laser rangefinder beam having a second wavelength onto the selected target, wherein the first wavelength≠the second wavelength;
- a rangefinder pin detector configured to determine a flight time of the rangefinder laser beam;
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- an input optical train optically aligned with input aperture, the imaging focal plane array and the rangefinder pin detector, the input optical train comprising one or more lenses and configured to direct incoming electromagnetic radiation from the input aperture to the imaging focal plane array and the rangefinder pin detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.