Dual mode target sensing apparatus
AssigneeLockheed Martin Corporation
InventorsRobert J. Schramek, Ronald E. Byrd, Michael E. Weinstein, Seong-Hwoon Kim, Allan J. Lyon
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A dual-mode target seeking apparatus having a seeker dome defining an aperture and transmissive to microwave frequency energy of a first frequency and to light wave energy at a second frequency and at a third frequency. An optics system within the seeker dome is transmissive to the microwave frequency energy reflective to the light wave energy received via the aperture. A first detector receives the microwave frequency energy via the aperture, and a second detector images a target by the light wave energy of the second and third frequencies via the optics system.
Claims22
A dual-mode target sensing apparatus comprising:
- a seeker dome defining an aperture and transmissive to microwave frequency energy of a first frequency and to light wave energy at a second frequency and at a third frequency;
- an optics system within the seeker dome, the optics system being transmissive to the microwave frequency energy and being reflective to the light wave energy received via an aperture,
- a first detector for receiving the microwave frequency energy via the aperture;
- a second detector for imaging a target by the light wave energy of the second and third frequencies via the optics system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.