Scanner for airborne laser system
CA 2370928 A1 · Owner: Saccomanno, Robert J. · Inventors: Saccomanno, Robert J.
Overview
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A multi-axis laser scanner and receiver capable of providing laser scanning in multiple, fields of view using a scanning mirror (17) and a fold mirror (16) with a patterned aperture. The, fold mirror has a transmissive central region and a periphery that is reflective, Such scanners, can be employed in a helicopter to scan in the forward held of view (21) for obstacle detection, and in an upward field of view (25) for air data measurements. Additional fields of view can be, added, for example to provide downward scans to detect height above terrain and ground speed.
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Why it's free to use
- Filed February 6, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended February 6, 2022.
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