Eccentrically driven seeker head
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorGeorge T. Pinson
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Abstract
A seeker head for a target pointer/tracker and the like, the head comprising a rigid mounting plate, an optical seeker for receiving a target signal, the seeker having a longitudinal axis, a joint proximate the longitudinal axis for securing the seeker to the mounting plate with freedom for reciprocal movement about at least two pivot axes perpendicular to the longitudinal axes, an eccentric driving element mounted on the mounting plate for selectively engaging the seeker to move the seeker about the pivot axes, and a controller for controlling operation of the eccentric drive element.
Claims14
A seeker head for a target pointer/tracker and the like, the head comprising:
- a rigid mounting plate;
- seeker means for receiving a target signal, said seeker means having a longitudinal axis;
- means proximate said longitudinal axis for securing said seeker means to said plate with freedom for reciprocal movement about at least two pivot axes perpendicular to said longitudinal axis;
- cam means for mounted eccentric rotation on said plate for selectively engaging said seeker means to move said seeker means about said pivot axes;
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- means for controlling operation of said cam means to selectively generate desired scanning patterns of said seeker means.
A seeker head for a target pointer/tracker and the like, the head comprising:
- a rigid mounting plate;
- a target signal receiving seeker having a longitudinal axis and being pivotally fixed to said plate for reciprocal movement about at least two pivot axes orthogonal to said longitudinal axes;
- two eccentrically-mounted drivers each driver being fixed to said plate for selective rotation about an axis parallel to a respective one of said pivot axes and engaging said seeker to selectively move it about said other pivot axis;
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- means for controlling operation of said drivers to selectively generate desired scanning patterns of said seeker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.