KR102268099B1 - rotation axis of directional energy weapon system for energy transfer and directional energy weapon system having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

Disclosed are a rotary center shaft for energy distribution of a directional energy weapon system, having both a hollow hole forming an optical path, and a slip ring type wall structure conducting an electric signal even during rotation, and a directional energy weapon system including the same. Here, the rotary center shaft having a slip ring type wall structure includes a rotation driving part forming an inner wall on the rotary center shaft in at least one partial section, and a fixing part forming an outer wall thereon, and the inner wall and the outer wall can form electric lines for delivering electric power and a signal respectively. According to the present invention, the directional energy weapon system can efficiently deliver a high-energy laser beam, operate an electric device for the operation of a turret system, and deliver a signal through the rotary center shaft constituting the turret system.

Description

A rotational axis for energy distribution of a directional energy weapon system and a directional energy weapon system having the same {rotation axis of directional energy weapon system for energy transfer and directional energy weapon system having the same }

The present invention relates to a directional energy weapon system, and more particularly, to a directional energy weapon system capable of accurately aiming a directional energy weapon at a target and irradiating energy with a central axis of rotation serving as a path of energy distribution in a directional energy weapon system and directional energy having the same It's about the system.

In general, a directional energy weapon such as a laser weapon is a weapon system of a new concept that rapidly strikes a target by focusing condensed energy such as a laser beam on the target.

Laser weapons are non-linear and small-scale distributed battles, non-lethal warfare, non-contact and remote proxy warfare, and space warfare due to the nature of directed energy weapons that deliver energy to the target at the speed of light without being affected by the gravitational field. It is a new concept weapon that can change the paradigm of war.

In particular, laser weapons deliver energy to the target at the speed of light, and since there is no delay time during engagement, it is possible to engage with multiple targets and fast targets with short flight times. Due to these characteristics, laser weapons are expected to have excellent defense capabilities against air threats (targets) such as RAM (Rocket, Artillery, Mortar), which cannot be defended by conventional anti-aircraft weapons, which are kinetic energy weapons.

Existing anti-aircraft weapons, which are kinetic energy weapons, detect the target, measure the speed, direction, and distance of the detected target, and based on this, predict the target's future location and fire the shell, whereas laser weapons take the effect of the gravitational field. Because energy is delivered at the speed of light without receiving it, the laser beam is fired immediately after confirming the position (hitting point) where the laser beam should be irradiated to the target. In addition, in order to destroy or incapacitate the target, the laser beam must be fired at the striking point for more than a few seconds. Therefore, the tracking and sighting device used in laser weapons is different from the tracking and sighting device of existing kinetic energy weapons.

In addition, in laser weapons, in order to effectively respond to threat targets such as small unmanned aerial vehicles and drones that appear multiple times, the need for a mobile system that is mounted on a small maneuvering platform to strike a time-limited emergency target with directional energy (laser) is emerging. This is the reason why the miniaturization of the beam focusing turret system and the development of a system that is robust to the maneuvering battlefield environment is required.

A method of realizing a system by grafting directional energy (laser) to a turret system, or an off-axis system and a coaxial system can be implemented with the main optical configuration technology. Here, in the coaxial system, the optical system has a symmetrical structure in the direction in which the high output energy proceeds, and the off-axis system has a symmetrical structure in one direction, but an asymmetrical structure in the direction perpendicular to it.

In the conventional optical configuration that strikes a target with directional energy, the transmission optics and the aiming optics for checking and aiming an object when aiming a target often use a large-diameter telescope structure in common, and a gimbal for azimuth and elevation rotation. The structure may have a structure through which the optical system passes, and in many cases, it is composed of a structure in which the optical path is very long.

When the energy transfer optical system and the collimating optical system are composed of a common optical system and have a gimbal structure for rotation of the azimuth and elevation axes in operation, the optical path configuration has a fairly long optical path to prevent light blocking due to mechanical overlap. , this may cause image quality degradation of the collimating optical system.

In this configuration, in order to reduce the optical path as much as possible, it is necessary to research and develop a method of composing the optical path using the rotational axis forming the gimbal structure.

On the other hand, in the gimbal structure for azimuth and elevation axis rotation, it is necessary for the speed of aiming that the rotation of the center of each axis of rotation be continuously performed indefinitely without restriction of rotational displacement in either clockwise or counterclockwise direction.

However, the turret system used in energy-oriented weapons, which has been developed a lot in Korea, has a structural limitation in that it cannot freely rotate 360 degrees in azimuth. There is a limit to tracking and intercepting.

In addition, it is difficult to think of manual adjustment for the high-angle axis rotation and the azimuth axis rotation, and it is necessary to install an actuator for rotation between the shaft and the rotating part around it, a sensor device for rotation control, a signal transmission device, etc. and the supply of electrical energy to operate these devices is almost essential.

In this situation, in order to supply power to an actuator or other electric and electronic device installed in a part rotating about the axis, a configuration for continuously maintaining electrical connection is required regardless of rotational displacement even when the rotating part is rotated.

Current transfer between a rotating and non-rotating part in a mechanically rotating configuration has already been initiated in a configuration such as a generator or a slip ring of a motor, and is also disclosed in various forms in many electrical devices with many mechanical rotational drives. have.

Korean Patent Application No. 10-2006-0071689 discloses a structure for supplying electrical energy to the periphery of the central axis of rotation through such a central axis of rotation.

However, in the electric energy supply structure using such a central axis of rotation, the center and periphery of the central axis of rotation are used as electric lines, so it is difficult to combine and use other components on the central axis of rotation.

For example, in order to use the central axis of rotation as a light path to obtain an optical path advantage in the directional energy weapon system as described above, it is necessary to install a configuration for an optical path as a component other than an electric line on the central axis of rotation. However, it is difficult to install such a component on the central axis of rotation in the conventional structure.

Korean Patent Application 10-2010-0081224 Korean Patent Application 10-2006-0071689

The present invention provides a central axis of rotation that can be a common and efficient passage for electric device driving and signal transmission for high-energy laser light transmission and turren system driving in a directional energy weapon system and a directional energy weapon system having the same aim to

More specifically, the present invention reduces the path of high-energy laser light, electricity, and signal transmission in order to increase the efficiency of driving and signal transmission of electric devices for transmitting high-energy laser light and driving a turret system in a directional energy weapon system. An object of the present invention is to provide a central axis of rotation that can reduce the burden of alignment for accuracy of the turret system and achieve a stable passage regardless of rotational displacement on the turret system and a directional energy weapon system having the same.

The rotational center shaft of the present invention for achieving the above object is characterized in that it has a hollow forming an optical path, and a slip-ring type wall structure that allows an electric signal to pass through even during rotation.

The rotational center shaft of the present invention is a slip ring type wall structure, and at least in some sections, the rotational driving part forming the inner wall and the fixing part forming the outer wall are provided in the rotational center axis, and the inner wall and the outer wall are each provided with power and a signal. It is characterized in that it forms an electric line for transmitting.

In the present invention, a vacuum passage unit may be installed as an optical path in the hollow.

In the present invention, the central axis of rotation is a body constituting a turret system comprising a relatively fixed main body, a first rotating unit rotating to change an azimuth in the main body, and a second rotating unit rotating to change an elevation angle in the first rotating unit. It may correspond to a first central axis of rotation installed for rotation of the first rotating part.

The directional energy weapon system of the present invention for achieving the above object is a targeting camera, a beam splitter having a reflective and transparent surface installed in front of the aiming camera, and a laser beam (laser beam) reflected from the reflective and transparent surface is aimed by the aiming camera. A high-energy laser installed to face the direction, a laser light control unit installed in a part of the section to control the passing laser light, a reflector assembly installed to change the path of the light emitted from the laser light control unit, and a reflector assembly and a coaxial coaxial optical system having a first sub-mirror, a second sub-mirror, a third sub-mirror and a main mirror to receive the light passing through and send it to the outside, wherein the laser light control unit includes at least a part of the laser light focusing section through which the laser light passes. with a vacuum cell,

A turret system comprising a relatively fixed main body, a first rotating unit rotating to change an azimuth in the main body, and a second rotating unit rotating to change an elevation angle in the first rotating unit, the main body and the first rotating unit Having a first central axis of rotation installed for relative rotation,

The central axis of rotation may be characterized in that it has a hollow forming an optical path and a slip ring type wall structure that allows an electric signal to pass through even during rotation.

In the directional energy weapon system of the present invention, the laser beam control unit including the aiming camera, the high energy laser, the beam splitter, and the vacuum cell is installed in a relatively fixed main body, and the components through which the high energy laser beam passes after the reflector assembly are It is installed in the first rotating part so as to be able to rotate about the first central axis of rotation installed in the direction in which the aiming camera is looking or the laser beam passing through the laser beam control unit, and the coaxial coupe optical system is also in the first rotating part, especially the second It is installed in the second rotating part that can be rotated separately about the central axis of rotation,

The laser light control unit is installed at the center of the first central axis of rotation, and the first central axis of rotation is provided with a wall structure of a slip ring type that allows electrical signals to pass through even during rotation,

The first reflector of the reflector assembly is installed on the optical axis extension line of the first central axis of rotation and the laser light control unit so that the first rotating unit including the reflecting mirror rotates with any rotational displacement to receive the light of the laser light control unit,

The high-energy laser light reflected from the last reflector of the reflector assembly may always be directed toward the first sub-mirror on the optical path constituting the coupe optical system regardless of the rotational displacement of the second rotating part.

In the system of the present invention, a rotation driving means controlled by using the target position information obtained by the aiming camera is provided around the first central axis of rotation as the azimuth axis of rotation and the second central axis of rotation as the elevation axis of rotation to drive the target. it could be In this case, the rotation driving means may be a step motor or other rotation driving device.

In this case, the rotation driving means may be to receive power or an electric signal from the main body through the slip ring structure of the first central axis of rotation.

According to the present invention, in a directional energy weapon system, high-energy laser light transmission and electric device driving and signal transmission for driving the turret system can be efficiently performed through the central axis of rotation constituting the turret system.

According to the present invention, the path of high-energy laser light, electricity, and signal transmission is reduced, and attenuation during transmission is reduced so that the transmission of high-energy laser light and power and electrical signal for rotational driving are efficiently performed through the rotational axis of the turret system. It can be reduced, and it is possible to provide a directional energy weapon system that can ensure stable transmission regardless of rotational displacement on the turret system.

1 is a conceptual diagram showing each element and its arrangement relationship in an embodiment of the directed energy weapon system of the present invention;
2 and 3 show that a hollow is formed inside the first central axis of rotation of FIG. 1 and a vacuum cell constituting a laser light controller is installed in the hollow, and the inner wall and the outer wall of the first central axis of rotation are in contact with each other. A top view and a perspective view schematically schematically illustrating what is configured to be rotatable;
4 is a conceptual diagram illustrating the configuration of power and electrical signal transmission between the first rotating unit and the main body through the first rotating central axis slip ring in an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in more detail through specific embodiments of the present invention with reference to the drawings.

1 is a configuration conceptual diagram conceptually illustrating each element and its arrangement relationship of an embodiment of the directed energy weapon system of the present invention.

First, looking at the energy-directed weapon system in this embodiment with respect to the optical system, the energy-directed weapon system of this embodiment includes an aiming camera 120, a beam splitter 130 having a reflective and transmissive surface installed in front of the aiming camera, and a reflective and transmissive device. The high-energy laser beam reflected from the surface is installed in the direction in which the aiming camera 120 is aimed, and the high-energy laser beam is installed in front of the reflective transmission surface so that the reflected high-energy laser beam passes through to control the passing light. The first sub-mirror 310, the second sub-mirror to receive the light passing through the laser light control unit 140, the reflector assembly installed to change the path of the light emitted from the laser light control unit 140, and the reflector assembly to the outside. 340 , a coaxial coaxial optical system having a third secondary mirror 350 and a main mirror 360 .

On the other hand, in order to achieve a physical mechanical turret system configured so that the energy-directed weapon system of the present invention can send a laser light toward a target, the present embodiment has a main body 10 and an azimuth axis that is one axis of the main body 10 . Alternatively, the first rotating part 20 capable of changing the azimuth by rotating about the first rotating shaft, and the high-angle shaft 260, which is one axis of the first rotating part in a state mounted on the first rotating part 20, is rotated around the When the second rotation unit 30 capable of changing the elevation angle is provided, based on the path that the laser light passes, the optical system components up to the laser light control unit 140 in this embodiment are the body unit ( 10), the reflector assembly belongs to the first rotating unit 20 , and the coupe optical system belongs to the second rotating unit 30 .

However, here, the configuration of the main body portion 10, the first rotation unit 20, and the second rotation unit 30 is conceptual, and these parts may not be physically distinctly distinct. The configuration for rotating about the first central axis of rotation includes a fixed portion 150 that is a fixed portion and a rotary portion 250 that is a rotating portion, for example, the fixed portion 150 is located on the main body 10 and the rotary portion 250 . Assuming that belongs to the first rotation unit 20, the central axis of rotation may be part of the body part, and part of the first rotation part. And when viewed from an overall point of view, the second rotating part 30 forms a part of the first rotating part 20 , and the first rotating part 20 forms a part of the main body part 10 , so the concept of convenient division for explanation It may be more appropriate to look at

In addition, around the azimuth axis in this embodiment, an azimuth rotation driving device (not shown) responsible for rotational driving between the main body portion and the first rotation unit is provided, and around the high angle axis, the first rotation unit and the second rotation unit are provided. A high-angle rotational driving device (not shown) in charge of driving rotation between them is provided, and the main body part analyzes the information acquired through the aiming camera to obtain position information about the target (not shown), and collects the position information. A computer device (not shown) is provided so that the direction in which the main mirror constituting the coupe optical system of the second rotation unit maintains the target direction by giving a driving signal to the azimuth rotation driving device and the elevation rotation driving device using the azimuth rotation driving device.

Here, the first axis of rotation for azimuth rotation between the main body 10 and the first rotation unit 20 is a hollow hollow state in the center as shown in FIGS. 2 and 3, and a laser light control unit ( 140) forming a vacuum cell is installed. The first rotating shaft wall around the vacuum cell is divided into a rotating part 250 inside and a fixing part 150 that rotatably supports the rotating part 250 while forming a concentric circle.

As already mentioned, the hollow of the first rotational shaft becomes a path for directional energy, and likewise forms a part of the path through which images and optical information coming from the outside enter the aiming camera. In addition, around the first rotational shaft (azimuth axis), an azimuth rotational driving device (not shown) responsible for rotational driving between the main body portion 10 and the first rotational portion 20 and a sensor device for adjusting the same When (not shown) is provided, the transmission of power to the electric and electronic equipment installed in the first rotation part among these rotation drive devices and the sensor devices and the transmission of electrical signals must be done through the first rotation shaft, so the power transmission and electricity An electric line for signal transmission is installed using the first rotation shaft itself, and here, a slip ring method is used to stably transmit the signal regardless of any rotation in any direction or displacement in the azimuth direction.

Of course, the slip ring method also has various forms, such as the shape of a brush, the shape of an elastic piece, and the shape of a conductive wire such as a belt that transmits power by encompassing other conductors while wrapping the slip ring depending on the shape of the terminal touching the slip ring. There may be, and in the present invention, a form selected according to necessity among various well-known forms may be used.

The electrical connection between the rotating part 250 and the fixed part 150 may be made through, for example, a slip ring structure as shown in FIG. 4 . Here, the fixing unit 150 is fixed to the main body, and has terminals 151 , 152 , 153 for slip rings corresponding to the required number of lines connected for power and electric signal transmission from the electric lines of the main body on the inner wall. The rotating unit 250 has slip rings 251 , 252 , 253 as rotating unit electrical terminals connected to the terminals for the slip ring, and the rotating unit electrical terminal is connected to electrical lines (not shown) extending in the axial direction of the rotating unit has been The electric lines of this rotating part are connected to an electric and electronic device (not shown) in the first rotating part. Here, reference numeral 160 conceptually denotes a bearing that facilitates relative rotation between the fixed part and the rotating part.

Of course, electrical and electronic devices for configuring the coupe system may also be installed in the second rotating part, and for these purposes, the second rotating shaft may also transmit electricity in a slip ring manner with a rotating part and a fixed part, in this case, the electricity of the second rotating shaft Electricity may also be connected to the terminal through the electrical terminal of the rotating part.

The aiming camera 120 of this embodiment has a configuration and function similar to that of the camera of the existing electro-optical equipment, and the optical information coming into the main mirror from the direction in which the main mirror of the coupe optical system of the second rotating part is directed is obtained through the optical system of this embodiment. In addition, a target-related image may be implemented with the obtained information, and more target-related information may be obtained by providing optical information or an image to a computer device for analysis. To this end, the aiming camera may be equipped with an imaging device such as a CCD or CMOS or other optical sensor and an optical lens system.

The laser light control unit 140 of this embodiment forms a kind of optical relay structure, and a first lens system 141 for focusing the parallel light emitted from the high energy laser and reflected from the reflective surface of the beam splitter 130 into a focus. A vacuum cell comprising a second lens system 143 that converts the light passing through the first lens system into parallel light again after focusing, and including the first lens system and the second lens system, and including optical paths before and after the focus ( 142) is provided. The vacuum cell 142 is a kind of vacuum container, and here, it consists of a cylindrical container which is closed with a plate of a transparent heat-resistant material with excellent light transmittance through which light can pass.

The laser beam emitted from the high-energy laser 110 has the property of parallel light having straightness by itself, but it may be necessary to strengthen the characteristic, and it is necessary to adjust the beam focusing speed or the cross section area. A light control unit 140 is provided to perform an adjustment function.

The laser light emitted from the high-energy laser is in a state of very high energy density by itself, and when it becomes more focused while passing through the laser light control unit, it meets air and dust on the optical path and causes air breakdown like lightning. ) phenomenon, which may adversely affect the energy state, properties, and energy transfer efficiency of laser light.

Therefore, in the present invention, a section on the optical path having a high focusing velocity of laser light is made into a vacuum state by using a vacuum cell, and interference or action between air particles or dust and the laser light does not occur. Here, it is assumed that the vacuum cell covers the entire lens system constituting the laser light control unit, but it is also possible for the vacuum cell to cover only the laser light focusing section around the focal point between the lens systems.

On the other hand, the vacuum cell 142 also constitutes a light receiving optical system in the path of the image signal coming into the aiming camera (120). At this time, if there is no vacuum cell, energy reduction of the image of the target received by the aiming camera will occur a lot, and it is also difficult to implement miniaturization of the aiming camera. Therefore, in the present invention, by applying a vacuum cell to the optical path, it is possible to enjoy the effect of realizing the improvement of the image quality performance of the aiming camera.

The laser light leaving the vacuum cell 142 is input to the coaxial coupé optical system through the reflector assembly.

Here, the vacuum cell 1402 of the main body 10, the beam splitter 130, and the aiming camera 120 are installed on the same optical axis, and the optical axis is positioned to overlap the first rotational axis (azimuth axis). In addition, the vacuum cell is installed on the first rotating shaft.

In the embodiment of Fig. 1, the first reflector 210 of the reflector assembly installed on the first rotating part apart from the main body part is on the optical axis of the main body part so as to receive the laser light passing through the vacuum cell 142 at any azimuth position. The first reflective surface is formed at an angle of 45 degrees to the optical axis, and the laser beam propagation direction is changed by 90 degrees from the center of the optical axis to the outer side.

The second reflective mirror 220 has a second reflective surface that receives the laser light from the first reflective mirror 210 and travels along an optical axis parallel to the optical axis of the body portion, and the third reflective mirror 230 includes the second reflective mirror 220 . ) has a third reflective surface that receives the laser light and changes the traveling direction from the outer side to the center by 90 degrees.

Here, the arrangement of the reflector assembly that is installed in the first rotating unit and transmits the laser light passing through the laser light controller 140 to the coupe optical system is that the second rotating unit 30 has a high angle axis (second rotational center axis: 260). In the case of a reference state that is not rotated about the center, the optical axis of the main body and the optical axis of the coupe optical system of the second rotation unit coincide or are parallel to each other, and it is made by reflecting the physical shape of the first rotation unit.

Accordingly, depending on the shape of the first rotating part 20, the reflector assembly may be formed of a different number of reflectors having different arrangements, and it is convenient that the optical axis of the coupe optical system and the optical axis of the body part coincide or be parallel in this embodiment. However, the present invention is not necessarily limited in this way.

The laser light reflected from the third reflector 230 is transmitted to the reflective surface of the first sub-mirror 310 of the coupe optical system. The high angle axis, which is the second rotation axis, includes the third reflection mirror 230 and the third reflection mirror 230 so that the laser light of the third reflection mirror 230 can reach the reflection surface of the first sub mirror 310 even when the second rotation portion is at any high angle displacement. It is present on the optical axis connecting the first sub-mirror 310, and in this case, since the third reflecting mirror is located in the first rotating part 20, it is in a state in which it does not rotate even if the second rotating part rotates about the high-angle axis.

The first sub-mirror 310 serves to reflect the laser light and send it to the second sub-mirror 340 positioned on the optical axis of the coupe optical system.

The laser light reaching the second sub-mirror 340 is transmitted to the third sub-mirror also located on the optical axis. In order to play this role, the optical axis of the second sub-mirror perpendicular to the reflective surface of the second sub-mirror 340 is the optical axis of this coupe optical system, that is, the optical axis of the main mirror 360 and the third sub-mirror 350 are in a different direction. will be headed

The third sub-mirror 350 allows the laser light to reach over the entire area of the main mirror 360 excluding the loss beam portion in a state where the reflective surface is made of a convex surface and is diffused. The main mirror 360 has a concave surface opposite to the convex surface as a reflective surface, is incident on the third sub mirror 350 parallel to the optical axis, and reflects the laser beam coming from the convex surface of the third sub mirror so as to be parallel to the optical axis over the entire area. This causes the laser beam in the form of parallel light parallel to the optical axis to be emitted to the outside.

The laser light emitted in this way may not be parallel light in a strict sense, and preferably, the outer angle among the light reflected from the main mirror so that the laser light can be further focused on the target surface located at a predetermined distance in order to increase the focusing speed at the target. The light at the periphery may have an inclination angle slightly inclined toward the center.

Here, the main mirror has a large-diameter concave reflective surface having a substantially symmetrical shape with respect to the optical axis, and the reflected laser light is emitted toward an external target through the open opening of the second rotating part in a state in which the cross section is enlarged.

The embodiment of the configuration as described above is installed on an aircraft, etc. and combined with other avionics equipment to form an overall electro-optical equipment for aviation, and when this system is operated, the turret system configuration operation is determined through information such as a radar system related to this system. The main mirror is directed to the desired target by using the angular axis drive device and the azimuth axis drive device, and the image information from the target is transmitted through the optical system of the system of the present invention, the main mirror, the third auxiliary mirror, the second auxiliary mirror, the first auxiliary mirror, The reflector assembly, laser beam control unit, beam splitter, and aiming camera are inputted, and the aiming camera image or other type of target location information based on the inputted information is inputted to the computer of this system, and the computer If the information meets certain conditions, the high-angle axis drive device and the azimuth axis drive device are precisely controlled, and the high-energy laser is driven to emit laser light. Through the optical system of this system, the laser light continuously strikes a certain area of the target. be able to investigate.

A vacuum cell is installed in the laser beam section that is focused while passing through the laser beam controller in this process or optical path to prevent problems such as air breakdown. , it is possible to operate a larger area of directional energy with a system with energy capacity.

In the prior art, although there is a slip ring for forming an electric line on the rotating shaft, there is no optical relay structure such as a light path installed on the first rotating shaft of the coupe system of this embodiment and a laser light controller placed on this light path, so the optical path is complicated And it is easy to lengthen, the size of the structure of the rear end optical system becomes large, and there are disadvantages in that the amount of light is reduced. The reason that there was no existing relay structure was that the vacuum structure was not adopted, so the laser light was incident on the relay structure, and air particles were destroyed, which caused a loss in the laser transmission. The configuration capable of simultaneously transmitting light and electricity through the first rotating shaft applied to the present invention and the application of a vacuum structure as a relay structure minimized loss of high energy laser and electric signal transmission. Accordingly, the size of the rear end optical system is reduced, and the loss of light quantity is reduced, so that the optical performance of the aiming camera can be improved.

In the above, the present invention has been described through limited examples, but these are only illustratively described to help the understanding of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these specific examples.

Accordingly, those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains will be able to make various changes or application examples based on the present invention, and it is natural that such modifications or application examples belong to the appended claims.

10: main body 20: first rotating part
30: second rotating part 110: high energy laser
120: aiming camera 130: beam splitter
140: laser light control unit 142: vacuum cell
150: fixed portion (fixing portion of the first central axis of rotation)
151, 152, 153: terminal for slip ring 160: bearing
210: first reflector 220: second reflector
230: third reflector 250: rotating part (rotation part of the first central axis of rotation)
252, 252, 253: slip ring 260: second central axis of rotation (high angle axis)
310: first sub-mirror 340: second sub-mirror
350: third minor mirror 360: major mirror

Claims (6)

A rotational axis for energy distribution of a directional energy weapon system, characterized in that it has a hollow forming an optical path and a slip-ring type wall structure that allows electrical signals to pass through even during rotation. The method of claim 1,
As the slip ring type wall structure, a driving unit forming an inner wall and a fixing unit forming an outer wall are provided in at least a portion of the rotational center axis, and the inner wall and the outer wall are electric lines for transmitting power and signals, respectively. and a central axis of rotation for energy distribution of a directional energy weapon system, characterized in that a vacuum passage is installed as an optical path in the hollow. 3. The method of claim 2,
The directional energy weapon system includes a turret system comprising a relatively fixed main body, a first rotating unit rotating to change an azimuth in the main body, and a second rotating unit rotating to change an elevation angle in the first rotating unit and,
The central axis of rotation for energy distribution of a directional energy weapon system, characterized in that it corresponds to a first central axis of rotation installed for relative rotation between the main body and the first rotating unit. Aiming camera, a beam splitter having a reflective and transmissive surface installed in front of the aiming camera, a high energy laser installed so that the laser beam (laser beam) reflected from the reflective and transmissive surface is directed in the direction in which the aiming camera is aimed, the high-energy laser A laser light control unit installed in a part of the section so that the laser light of the energy laser passes and controls the passing laser light, a reflector assembly installed to change the path of the light emitted from the laser light control unit, and the light passing through the reflector assembly and a coaxial coaxial optical system having a first sub-mirror, a second sub-mirror, a third sub-mirror and a main mirror to receive and send to the outside, wherein the laser light control unit has a vacuum cell through which the laser light passes at least in a part of the laser light focusing section ,
A turret system comprising a relatively fixed main body, a first rotating unit rotating to change an azimuth in the main body, and a second rotating unit rotating to change an elevation angle in the first rotating unit, the body unit and Having a first central axis of rotation that is installed for relative rotation of the first rotating part,
The first central axis of rotation is a directional energy weapon system, characterized in that it has a hollow forming an optical path, and a slip ring type wall structure that allows an electric signal to pass through even during rotation. 5. The method of claim 4,
The aiming camera, the high-energy laser, the beam splitter, and the laser beam control unit including the vacuum cell are installed in the main body,
The components through which the high-energy laser beam passes after the reflector assembly may be rotated about the first central axis of rotation installed in the direction in which the aiming camera sees or the laser beam passing through the laser beam control unit. Installed in the rotating unit, the coaxial coupe optical system is installed in the second rotating unit that can rotate about the second central axis of rotation in the first rotating unit,
The first reflector on the optical path of the reflector assembly is installed on the optical axis extension line of the first central axis of rotation and the laser light control unit, so that the first rotating unit including the first reflecting mirror rotates with any rotational displacement, the laser light control unit The high-energy laser light that can receive the light and reflected from the last reflector of the reflector assembly is always directed toward the first sub-mirror on the optical path constituting the coupe optical system regardless of the rotational displacement of the second rotating part. A directional energy weapon system. 6. The method of claim 5,
A rotation driving means controlled using the target position information obtained by the aiming camera is provided around the first central axis of rotation and the periphery of the second central axis to perform target tracking driving, and the rotation driving means includes: The directional energy weapon system, characterized in that receiving power or an electrical signal from the main body through the slip ring structure of the first rotational center shaft.

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