WO1998003882B1 - Observation or sighting system - Google Patents
Observation or sighting systemInfo
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- WO1998003882B1 WO1998003882B1 PCT/FR1997/001373 FR9701373W WO9803882B1 WO 1998003882 B1 WO1998003882 B1 WO 1998003882B1 FR 9701373 W FR9701373 W FR 9701373W WO 9803882 B1 WO9803882 B1 WO 9803882B1
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- Prior art keywords
- observation
- radar
- housing
- concentrating
- axis
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- 230000003287 optical Effects 0.000 claims abstract 9
- 238000001514 detection method Methods 0.000 claims abstract 5
- 230000005540 biological transmission Effects 0.000 claims abstract 2
- 230000000295 complement Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 230000001012 protector Effects 0.000 claims 1
- 238000001931 thermography Methods 0.000 claims 1
- 238000005259 measurement Methods 0.000 abstract 1
- 230000004297 night vision Effects 0.000 abstract 1
Abstract
An observation or sighting system for vehicles is disclosed. The system comprises an optical unit (9) for a visible-range observation and/or detection channel, and sensors (7, 12) for night vision and/or angle error measurement and/or range finding and/or target designation. The optical unit and the sensors (9; 7, 12) are pivotably mounted about at least one axis relative to the vehicle, and the system further comprises detection and/or observation means (10, 14, 15, 16) operating in the EHF range and including transmission and reception means (14, 15, 16) that are adjacent to the optical unit (9) and the sensors (7, 12) and pivotable about at least one axis with said optical unit (9).
Claims
REVENDICATIONS MODIFIEES MODIFIED CLAIMS
[reçues par le Bureau international le 3 janvier 1998 (03 01 98), revendications originales 1-13 remplacées par les nouvelles revendications 1-11 (2 pages)][received by the International Bureau on 3 January 1998 (03 01 98), original claims 1-13 replaced by new claims 1-11 (2 pages)]
1 Système d'observation ou de visée pour véhicule automobile comportant une borne (5) pivotante autour d'un axe de gisement (Ag) par rapport au véhicule, la borne (5) portant un boîtier (6) de bloc optique (9) et une caméra thermique (7) qui sont montés pivotants autour d'un axe de site (As) perpendiculaire à l'axe de gisement (Ag), caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (6) et la caméra thermique (7) sont disposés de façon symétrique par rapport à l'axe de gisement (Ag), enb ce que le système comporte aussi une voie radar comportant une unité (11) d'émission radar située dans le boîtier (6), une unité (10) de détection radar située sur le boîtier (6) et au droit de l'axe de gisement (Ag), des moyens de concentration (14, 15) des ondes radar sur l'unité (10) de détection radar qui sont situés sur le boîtier (6), et en ce que le bloc optique (9), la caméra thermique (7) et la voie radar sont solidaires de manière à présenter en permanence la même orientation en site et en gisement1 Observation or sighting system for a motor vehicle comprising a terminal (5) pivoting about a bearing axis (Ag) with respect to the vehicle, the terminal (5) carrying a housing (6) of an optical block (9) and a thermal camera (7) which are pivotally mounted around an axis of elevation (As) perpendicular to the bearing axis (Ag), characterized in that the housing (6) and the thermal imaging camera (7) are arranged symmetrically with respect to the bearing axis (Ag), in that the system also comprises a radar path comprising a radar transmission unit (11) located in the housing (6), a detection unit (10) radar located on the housing (6) and at the axis of the bearing axis (Ag), means for concentrating (14, 15) the radar waves on the radar detection unit (10) which are located on the housing ( 6), and in that the optical unit (9), the thermal camera (7) and the radar path are integral so as to have the same orientation at all times. in site and in deposit
2 Système selon la revendication 1 , caractérisé en ce que les moyens de concentration (14, 15) comportent un réflecteur concave (14) et un réflecteur plan (15) incliné 3 Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes caractérisé en ce que les moyens de concentration (14, 15) sont situés entre le bloc optique (9) et la caméra thermique (7)2 System according to claim 1, characterized in that the concentrating means (14, 15) comprise a concave reflector (14) and a plane reflector (15) inclined 3 System according to any one of the preceding claims characterized in that the concentrating means (14, 15) are located between the optical block (9) and the thermal camera (7)
4 Système selon la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que le système comporte un protecteur (17) qui comporte un radome (18) recouvrant les moyens de concentration (14, 15) et qui comporte aussi des ouvertures situées de part et d'autre du radome (18), en regard respectivement du bloc optique (9) et de la caméra thermique (7)4 System according to claim 3, characterized in that the system comprises a protector (17) which comprises a radome (18) covering the concentrating means (14, 15) and which also has openings located on either side of the radome (18), facing respectively the optical block (9) and the thermal camera (7)
5 Système selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de concentration (14, 15) sont des moyens de concentration dans le domaine des ondes millimétriquesSystem according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the concentrating means (14, 15) are concentration means in the millimeter wave field.
FEUILLE MODIFIEE (Affl (CLE 19) 13MODIFIED SHEET (Affl (CLE 19) 13
6 Système selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de concentration des ondes millimétriques comportent des sources multiples réparties selon une loi particulière6. System according to claim 5, characterized in that the millimeter wave concentration means comprise multiple sources distributed according to a particular law.
7 Système selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que les sources multiples réparties sont associées à au moins un réflecteur ou une lentille7 System according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the multiple distributed sources are associated with at least one reflector or a lens
8 Système selon la revendication 5, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de concentration des ondes millimétriques comportent une ou plusieurs lentilles associées ou non à un ou plusieurs réflecteurs 9 Système d'observation selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de traitement et de visualisation qui permettent à un opérateur de visualiser soit chacune des différentes images des différentes voies d'observation et/ou de détection (7, 9, 10, 12) indépendamment les unes des autres, soit une image reconstituée à partir des images desdites différentes voies (7, 8 System according to claim 5, characterized in that the millimeter wave concentration means comprise one or more lenses associated or not with one or more reflectors 9 Observation system according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that comprises processing and visualization means which allow an operator to visualize either each of the different images of the different observation and / or detection channels (7, 9, 10, 12) independently of one another, or a reconstituted image from the images of said different channels (7,
9, 10, 12)9, 10, 12)
10. Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens pour commander l'orientation des moyens optiques, des senseurs et des moyens millimétriques de façon que leur direction d'observation commune balaye automatiquement en site et/ou en gisement l'environnement du véhicule10. System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it comprises means for controlling the orientation of the optical means, sensors and millimeter means so that their direction of common observation automatically scans in site and / or in the field of the vehicle
11 Système selon l'une des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que les moyens millimétriques sont équipés d'un balayage électronique complémentaire 11 System according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the millimeter means are equipped with a complementary electronic scanning
Priority Applications (4)
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IL12819197A IL128191A (en) | 1996-07-24 | 1997-07-23 | Observation or aiming system |
EP97935608A EP0914620B1 (en) | 1996-07-24 | 1997-07-23 | Observation or sighting system |
US09/230,127 US6484619B1 (en) | 1996-07-24 | 1997-07-23 | Observation or sighting system |
DE69727060T DE69727060T2 (en) | 1996-07-24 | 1997-07-23 | OBSERVATION AND TARGET SYSTEM |
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FR96/09290 | 1996-07-24 | ||
FR9609290A FR2751761B1 (en) | 1996-07-24 | 1996-07-24 | OBSERVATION OR FOCUSING SYSTEM |
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US (1) | US6484619B1 (en) |
EP (1) | EP0914620B1 (en) |
KR (1) | KR100477256B1 (en) |
DE (1) | DE69727060T2 (en) |
FR (1) | FR2751761B1 (en) |
IL (1) | IL128191A (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998003882A1 (en) |
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