GB1335539A - Balanced tiltable rotating mirror with its optical axis angularly offset from its axis of rotation - Google Patents

Balanced tiltable rotating mirror with its optical axis angularly offset from its axis of rotation

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Publication number
GB1335539A
GB1335539A GB5879370A GB5879370A GB1335539A GB 1335539 A GB1335539 A GB 1335539A GB 5879370 A GB5879370 A GB 5879370A GB 5879370 A GB5879370 A GB 5879370A GB 1335539 A GB1335539 A GB 1335539A
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Prior art keywords
missile
mirror
axis
rotation
rotating mirror
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Raytheon Co
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Hughes Aircraft Co
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G7/00—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles
    • F41G7/20—Direction control systems for self-propelled missiles based on continuous observation of target position
    • F41G7/30—Command link guidance systems
    • F41G7/301—Details
    • F41G7/303—Sighting or tracking devices especially provided for simultaneous observation of the target and of the missile

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Mechanical Optical Scanning Systems (AREA)
  • Control Of Position, Course, Altitude, Or Attitude Of Moving Bodies (AREA)
  • Optical Radar Systems And Details Thereof (AREA)
  • Measurement Of Optical Distance (AREA)

Abstract

1335539 Optical missile tracking HUGHES AIRCRAFT CO 10 Dec 1970 [13 March 1970] 58793/70 Heading H4D [Also in Division G2] A missile 10 is tracked and guided to its target 12 by an optical device receiving light (e.g. infra-red) from the missile and projecting it by a rotatable mirror 28 to form an annular track and determining the phase difference between impulses from crossed detectors 30, 32 and the angular position of the mirror and computing the error 40 and feeding it to the missile control circuit 44. For short ranges a wider angle of scan is used, i.e. the mirror 28 is more tilted to cause the light to describe a larger circle and as the range increases the angle of scan is automatically or manually narrowed by decreasing the tilt, a second pair of detectors 30, 32, being substituted for 30, 32. An observer operating the device via a telescope 16 which may be linked by servo to device 18.
GB5879370A 1970-03-13 1970-12-10 Balanced tiltable rotating mirror with its optical axis angularly offset from its axis of rotation Expired GB1335539A (en)

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US1937470A 1970-03-13 1970-03-13

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US (1) US3733133A (en)
JP (1) JPS5019270B1 (en)
CA (1) CA936261A (en)
DE (1) DE2059552C3 (en)
ES (1) ES385664A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2073188A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1335539A (en)
IL (1) IL35561A (en)
NL (1) NL7016329A (en)
NO (1) NO129021B (en)
SE (1) SE368628B (en)

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GB2183057A (en) * 1983-03-30 1987-05-28 Secr Defence Target acquisition systems
GB2166314A (en) * 1984-09-28 1986-04-30 Diehl Gmbh & Co Detection mechanism for a missile

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NO129021B (en) 1974-02-11
DE2059552A1 (en) 1971-09-23
SE368628B (en) 1974-07-08
IL35561A (en) 1973-05-31
CA936261A (en) 1973-10-30
JPS5019270B1 (en) 1975-07-05
IL35561A0 (en) 1971-06-23
DE2059552B2 (en) 1973-07-12
NL7016329A (en) 1971-09-15
DE2059552C3 (en) 1974-02-14
US3733133A (en) 1973-05-15
ES385664A1 (en) 1973-08-16
FR2073188A5 (en) 1971-09-24

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee