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1.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20210105425A1
公开(公告)日：2021-04-08
申请号：US17091689
申请日：2020-11-06
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： Steven Botts , Bryan W. Kean , Richard J. Peralta , John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris
Abstract: A TDI scanner including a dynamically programmable focal plane array including a two-dimensional array of detectors arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, the array being divided into a plurality of banks separated from one another by gap regions, each bank including a plurality of sub-banks, and each sub-bank including at least one row of detectors, a ROIC coupled to the focal plane array and configured to combine in a TDI process outputs from detectors in each column of detectors in each sub-bank, and a controller configured to program the focal plane array to selectively and dynamically set characteristics of the focal plane array, the characteristics including a size and a location within the two-dimensional array of each of the plurality of sub-banks and the gap regions, the size corresponding to a number of rows of detectors included in the respective sub-bank or gap region.
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2.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20150215536A1
公开(公告)日：2015-07-30
申请号：US14167194
申请日：2014-01-29
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： David Buell , John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris , Steven Botts
CPC classification number: H04N5/23245 , H04N5/2257 , H04N5/2259 , H04N5/257 , H04N5/33 , H04N5/378 , H04N9/09 , H04N9/10 , H04N2201/0452 , H04N2201/0458 , H04N2209/048
Abstract: A combined scanning and staring (SCARING) focal plane array (FPA) imaging system having a plurality of modes of operation is provided. In one example, the SCARING FPA system includes a photodetector array with a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a plurality of photodetector rows, a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) coupled to the photodetector array, and a processor coupled to the ROIC. The processor coupled to the ROIC is configured to dynamically configure the SCARING FPA between a scanning mode of operation and a staring mode of operation.
Abstract translation: 提供具有多种操作模式的组合扫描和盯着（SCARING）焦平面阵列（FPA）成像系统。 在一个示例中，SCARING FPA系统包括具有布置在多个光电检测器行中的多个光电检测器的光电检测器阵列，耦合到光电检测器阵列的读出集成电路（ROIC）和耦合到ROIC的处理器。 耦合到ROIC的处理器被配置为在扫描操作模式和盯着操作模式之间动态地配置SCARING FPA。
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3.发明授权公开(公告)号：US10834346B2
公开(公告)日：2020-11-10
申请号：US16426863
申请日：2019-05-30
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： Steven Botts , Bryan W. Kean , Richard J. Peralta , John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris
Abstract: A TDI scanner including a dynamically programmable focal plane array including a two-dimensional array of detectors arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, the array being divided into a plurality of banks separated from one another by gap regions, each bank including a plurality of sub-banks, and each sub-bank including at least one row of detectors, a ROIC coupled to the focal plane array and configured to combine in a TDI process outputs from detectors in each column of detectors in each sub-bank, and a controller configured to program the focal plane array to selectively and dynamically set characteristics of the focal plane array, the characteristics including a size and a location within the two-dimensional array of each of the plurality of sub-banks and the gap regions, the size corresponding to a number of rows of detectors included in the respective sub-bank or gap region.
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公开(公告)号：US20180184020A1
公开(公告)日：2018-06-28
申请号：US15388023
申请日：2016-12-22
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris , Bryan W. Kean , Steven Botts , Richard J. Peralta
CPC classification number: H04N5/3559 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/35527 , H04N5/3742 , H04N5/37452 , H04N5/378
Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments herein provide a unit cell circuit comprising a photodetector configured to generate a photo-current in response to receiving light, a first integration capacitor configured to accumulate charge corresponding to the photo-current, a second integration capacitor configured to accumulate charge corresponding to the photo-current, a charge diverting switch coupled to the photodetector and configured to selectively couple the first integration capacitor to the second integration capacitor and divert the photo-current to the second integration capacitor in response to a voltage across the first integration capacitor exceeding a threshold level, and read-out circuitry coupled to the first integration capacitor and the charge diverting switch and configured to read-out a first voltage sample from the first integration capacitor corresponding to charge accumulated on the first integration capacitor and to read-out a second voltage sample from the second integration capacitor corresponding to charge accumulated on the second integration capacitor.
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5.发明授权公开(公告)号：US09438798B2
公开(公告)日：2016-09-06
申请号：US14167194
申请日：2014-01-29
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： David Buell , John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris , Steven Botts
CPC classification number: H04N5/23245 , H04N5/2257 , H04N5/2259 , H04N5/257 , H04N5/33 , H04N5/378 , H04N9/09 , H04N9/10 , H04N2201/0452 , H04N2201/0458 , H04N2209/048
Abstract: A combined scanning and staring (SCARING) focal plane array (FPA) imaging system having a plurality of modes of operation is provided. In one example, the SCARING FPA system includes a photodetector array with a plurality of photodetectors arranged in a plurality of photodetector rows, a readout integrated circuit (ROIC) coupled to the photodetector array, and a processor coupled to the ROIC. The processor coupled to the ROIC is configured to dynamically configure the SCARING FPA between a scanning mode of operation and a staring mode of operation.
Abstract translation: 提供具有多种操作模式的组合扫描和盯着（SCARING）焦平面阵列（FPA）成像系统。 在一个示例中，SCARING FPA系统包括具有布置在多个光电检测器行中的多个光电检测器的光电检测器阵列，耦合到光电检测器阵列的读出集成电路（ROIC）和耦合到ROIC的处理器。 耦合到ROIC的处理器被配置为在扫描操作模式和盯着操作模式之间动态地配置SCARING FPA。
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6.发明授权公开(公告)号：US11463639B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-04
申请号：US17091689
申请日：2020-11-06
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： Steven Botts , Bryan W. Kean , Richard J. Peralta , John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris
Abstract: A TDI scanner including a dynamically programmable focal plane array including a two-dimensional array of detectors arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, the array being divided into a plurality of banks separated from one another by gap regions, each bank including a plurality of sub-banks, and each sub-bank including at least one row of detectors, a ROIC coupled to the focal plane array and configured to combine in a TDI process outputs from detectors in each column of detectors in each sub-bank, and a controller configured to program the focal plane array to selectively and dynamically set characteristics of the focal plane array, the characteristics including a size and a location within the two-dimensional array of each of the plurality of sub-banks and the gap regions, the size corresponding to a number of rows of detectors included in the respective sub-bank or gap region.
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7.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20190373194A1
公开(公告)日：2019-12-05
申请号：US16426863
申请日：2019-05-30
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： Steven Botts , Bryan W. Kean , Richard J. Peralta , John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris
Abstract: A TDI scanner including a dynamically programmable focal plane array including a two-dimensional array of detectors arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows, the array being divided into a plurality of banks separated from one another by gap regions, each bank including a plurality of sub-banks, and each sub-bank including at least one row of detectors, a ROIC coupled to the focal plane array and configured to combine in a TDI process outputs from detectors in each column of detectors in each sub-bank, and a controller configured to program the focal plane array to selectively and dynamically set characteristics of the focal plane array, the characteristics including a size and a location within the two-dimensional array of each of the plurality of sub-banks and the gap regions, the size corresponding to a number of rows of detectors included in the respective sub-bank or gap region.
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公开(公告)号：US10063797B2
公开(公告)日：2018-08-28
申请号：US15388023
申请日：2016-12-22
Applicant: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Inventor： John L. Vampola , Micky R. Harris , Bryan W. Kean , Steven Botts , Richard J. Peralta
CPC classification number: H04N5/3559 , H04N5/3535 , H04N5/35527 , H04N5/3742 , H04N5/37452 , H04N5/378
Abstract: According to one aspect, embodiments herein provide a unit cell circuit comprising a photodetector configured to generate a photo-current in response to receiving light, a first integration capacitor configured to accumulate charge corresponding to the photo-current, a second integration capacitor configured to accumulate charge corresponding to the photo-current, a charge diverting switch coupled to the photodetector and configured to selectively couple the first integration capacitor to the second integration capacitor and divert the photo-current to the second integration capacitor in response to a voltage across the first integration capacitor exceeding a threshold level, and read-out circuitry coupled to the first integration capacitor and the charge diverting switch and configured to read-out a first voltage sample from the first integration capacitor corresponding to charge accumulated on the first integration capacitor and to read-out a second voltage sample from the second integration capacitor corresponding to charge accumulated on the second integration capacitor.
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