GB1346145A - Electro-optical tracker systems - Google Patents

Electro-optical tracker systems

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Publication number
GB1346145A
GB1346145A GB3405872A GB3405872A GB1346145A GB 1346145 A GB1346145 A GB 1346145A GB 3405872 A GB3405872 A GB 3405872A GB 3405872 A GB3405872 A GB 3405872A GB 1346145 A GB1346145 A GB 1346145A
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Prior art keywords
target
sight
helmet
platform
signal
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GB3405872A
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Boeing North American Inc
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Rockwell International Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S3/00—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received
    • G01S3/78—Direction-finders for determining the direction from which infrasonic, sonic, ultrasonic, or electromagnetic waves, or particle emission, not having a directional significance, are being received using electromagnetic waves other than radio waves
    • G01S3/782—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction
    • G01S3/785—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system
    • G01S3/786—Systems for determining direction or deviation from predetermined direction using adjustment of orientation of directivity characteristics of a detector or detector system to give a desired condition of signal derived from that detector or detector system the desired condition being maintained automatically
    • G01S3/7864—T.V. type tracking systems

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electromagnetism (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Aiming, Guidance, Guns With A Light Source, Armor, Camouflage, And Targets (AREA)
  • Closed-Circuit Television Systems (AREA)
  • Position Input By Displaying (AREA)
  • Automatic Focus Adjustment (AREA)
  • Telescopes (AREA)

Abstract

1346145 Photo-electric tracking ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL CORP 20 July 1972 [2 Aug 1971] 34058/72 Heading H4D [Also in Division F3] In a tracker system a television sensor is initially slaved to an operator's line of sight for target acquisition and, upon acquisition, connected to control means for automatic tracking of the target. An operator helmet 11 is provided with photo-cells 12, 13 co-operating with light sources 24, 25 to provide helmet attitude signals and hence line of sight 18 signals at 46, e.g. as in Specification 1,138,851. A cathode-ray tube 14 projects, via an optical assembly, the scene detected by the television camera on slewable platform 30, which is mounted on the weapon, on to a screen 16 placed along line of sight 18. Initially, switch 40 is depressed and this provides enable signal 41 to slave platform 30 in azimuth and elevation to helmet 11. The television video signals are fed to tube 14 together with a lock on signal 51 to indicate visually when the target is correctly placed on aiming lines generated on the screen (Fig. 8, not shown). When the target is so placed switch 40 is released and a lock-on signal 42 is generated to enable tracker electronics 44 to automatically track the target by operating platform 30, e.g. as in Specification 1,251,004.
GB3405872A 1971-08-02 1972-07-20 Electro-optical tracker systems Expired GB1346145A (en)

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US16824871A 1971-08-02 1971-08-02

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GB1346145A true GB1346145A (en) 1974-02-06

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JP (1) JPS4825437A (en)
DE (1) DE2238104A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2149813A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1346145A (en)
IL (1) IL39986A (en)

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2159609A (en) * 1977-11-01 1985-12-04 Marconi Co Ltd Gun sights
GB2255398A (en) * 1991-05-02 1992-11-04 Gec Ferranti Defence Syst A ballistics system.
GB2269286A (en) * 1980-11-06 1994-02-02 Telecommunications Sa Device for optically guiding an autorotating missile.
GB2279762A (en) * 1982-02-15 1995-01-11 Ferranti Plc Optical scanning system
US9760782B2 (en) 2009-05-07 2017-09-12 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method for representing objects surrounding a vehicle on the display of a display device

Families Citing this family (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JP2699071B2 (en) * 1987-04-03 1998-01-19 ヤマハ発動機株式会社 Unmanned helicopter radio control system.

Cited By (7)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2159609A (en) * 1977-11-01 1985-12-04 Marconi Co Ltd Gun sights
GB2269286A (en) * 1980-11-06 1994-02-02 Telecommunications Sa Device for optically guiding an autorotating missile.
GB2269286B (en) * 1980-11-06 1994-06-15 Telecommunications Sa Guidance device
GB2279762A (en) * 1982-02-15 1995-01-11 Ferranti Plc Optical scanning system
GB2279762B (en) * 1982-02-15 1995-06-28 Ferranti Plc Optical scanning system
GB2255398A (en) * 1991-05-02 1992-11-04 Gec Ferranti Defence Syst A ballistics system.
US9760782B2 (en) 2009-05-07 2017-09-12 Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft Method for representing objects surrounding a vehicle on the display of a display device

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FR2149813A5 (en) 1973-03-30
IL39986A (en) 1975-05-22
JPS4825437A (en) 1973-04-03
DE2238104A1 (en) 1973-02-15
IL39986A0 (en) 1972-10-29

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Date Code Title Description
PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PLNP Patent lapsed through nonpayment of renewal fees