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US 2023/0058098 A1Published application
Component packaging for centrally obscured optical system
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorThomas Sanderson
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Abstract
An optics system includes a convex catching mirror located within respect to the concave primary mirror to form an optical path for a field of view. A conical volume is formed with respect to the concave primary mirror and the convex catching mirror, the optical path not obstructed by the conical volume. A component within the conical volume.
Claims20
An optics system, comprising:
- an optical path for a field of view;
- a conical volume formed within an inner boundary of the optical path;
- and
- a component that fits within the conical volume.
1 more element
A seeker head, comprising:
- a concave primary mirror;
- a convex catching mirror located within respect to the concave primary mirror to form an optical path for a field of view;
- a conical volume formed with respect to the concave primary mirror and the convex catching mirror, the optical path not obstructed by the conical volume;
- a control system that comprises a multiple of printed circuit boards located within the conical volume;
- and
- a detector that forms the terminus of the optical path, the detector provides an input to the control system which generates steering signals that navigates the vehicle.
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A seeker head for a vehicle, comprising:
- a concave primary mirror;
- a convex catching mirror located within respect to the concave primary mirror to form an optical path for a field of view;
- a conical volume formed with respect to the concave primary mirror and the convex catching mirror, the optical path not obstructed by the conical volume;
- a coolant vessel located within the conical volume;
- a detector that forms the terminus of the optical path, the detector provides an input to a control system which generates steering signals that navigates the vehicle;
- and
- a coolant enclosure around the detector, the coolant enclosure operable to receive a cryogenic coolant from the coolant vessel to cool the detector.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.