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US 5,669,580 AGranted
Sensor device for a missile
AssigneeDiehl GmbH & Co.
InventorWerner Strauss
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Abstract
Described is a sensor device (10) for a missile (16) having a matrix detector (12) and an electronic evaluation circuit connected thereto. A ray source (20) is stationarily arranged on the missile (16). Provided between the ray source (20) and the matrix detector (12) which is stationarily provided on the missile (16) is a gyro optical device (22) which is cardanically mounted in the missile (16). The sensor device may be employed to determine the roll position and roll rate of a missile (16).
Claims7
A sensor device for an autonomously guided missile, comprising a radiation-sensitive matrix detector;
- an electronic evaluation circuit operatively connected to the matrix detector, a ray source (20) being stationarily arranged on the missile (16), and a gyro-optical device (22) cardanically mounted on the missile being operatively located stationarily so as to deflect a beam emitted from said ray source and to direct said beam between the ray source (20) and the matrix detector (12), and said gyro-optical device (22) includes a gyro-rotor (24) which is mounted in the missile (16) by cardan joint means (26).
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