Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Optical orbital debris spotter
- Patent Title (中): 光学轨道碎片斑点
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Application No.: US13571712Application Date: 2012-08-10
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Publication No.: US08976245B2Publication Date: 2015-03-10
- Inventor: Christoph R Englert
- Applicant: Christoph R Englert
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: US Naval Research Laboratory
- Agent L. George Legg
- Main IPC: H04N13/04
- IPC: H04N13/04 ; H04N7/18 ; B64G1/66 ; B64G1/10

Abstract:
An orbital debris detection system positionable on a satellite launchable into an earth orbit includes a light source having a collimated light output, a curved mirror for receiving the collimated light output and forming a light sheet outside the satellite, and a scattered light detector for detecting a scattered light from the light sheet resulting from orbital debris intersecting the light sheet and scattering light toward the detector. The system can provide damage attribution on a space vehicle (whether it was just hit by a piece of debris), data gathering for debris models (time, location, approximate debris size, direction of trajectory) that are starved for information on small (
Public/Granted literature
- US20130147952A1 OPTICAL ORBITAL DEBRIS SPOTTER Public/Granted day:2013-06-13
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