公开(公告)号：US11150350B2

公开(公告)日：2021-10-19

申请号：US16148037

申请日：2018-10-01

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： Andrew Struckhoff ,  Tom Hardy ,  Jason R. Lane ,  James Sarette ,  Darius Coakley

IPC: G01S17/46 ,  G01C17/34 ,  G01S17/08 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01C21/02 ,  G01S3/786 ,  G01S17/86

Abstract: An apparatus for target location is disclosed. The apparatus includes a housing, which includes a range sensor to generate range data, an image sensor to generate image data, an inertial sensor to generate inertia data, and a processor. The processor is configured to receive the image data from the image sensor and determine a first orientation of the housing and receive the inertia data from the inertial sensor and modify the first orientation based on the inertia data to produce a modified orientation of the housing.

公开(公告)号：US10943758B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-09

申请号：US16449142

申请日：2019-06-21

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： Arlynn W. Smith ,  Dan Chilcott

IPC: H01J21/10 ,  H01J9/02 ,  H01J19/42 ,  H01J19/24

Abstract: A light intensifier includes a semiconductor structure to multiply electrons and block stray particles. A thin gain substrate layer includes an electron multiplier region that is doped to generate a plurality of electrons for each electron that impinges on an input surface of the gain substrate layer and blocking structures that are doped to direct the plurality of electrons towards emission areas of an emission surface of the gain substrate layer. Respective ribs of a first plurality of ribs on the input surface of the gain substrate layer are vertically aligned with respective blocking structures, and respective blocking structures are vertically aligned with respective ribs of a second plurality of ribs at the emission surface. This alignment directs electrons along a path through the gain substrate layer to reduce noise. The support ribs provide mechanical strength to the gain substrate layer, improving robustness of the light intensifier while minimizing noise.

公开(公告)号：US10923244B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-16

申请号：US15827956

申请日：2017-11-30

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： Arlynn W. Smith ,  Dan CHiLCOTT

IPC: G21K4/00 ,  C23C16/04 ,  C23C16/56 ,  G02B23/12 ,  G02F1/21 ,  H01J43/24 ,  F41G1/32 ,  H01J31/50

Abstract: A phosphor screen for a Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) image intensifier includes a wafer structure, a lattice of interior walls, a thin film phosphor layer, and a reflective metal layer. The wafer structure has a naturally opaque top layer and an active area defined within the naturally opaque top layer. The lattice of interior walls is formed, within the active area, from the naturally opaque top layer. The thin film phosphor layer is disposed in the active area, between the lattice of interior walls. The reflective metal layer that is disposed atop the thin film phosphor layer. In at least some instances, the thin film phosphor layer is a non-particle phosphor layer.

公开(公告)号：US10818191B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-27

申请号：US16371751

申请日：2019-04-01

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： John G. Williams

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/02 ,  G08G5/06

Abstract: A landing zone designation system is provided that includes a master and a slave landing strobes. A detector on an aircraft can detect master and slave optical signals, and a processor can be coupled to the detector to compute placement of the aircraft relative to the master and slave landing strobes. A method is provided for designating a landing zone for an aircraft. The method includes emitting first and second optical signals, where a determination is made whether the aircraft is to land at a first landing zone or a second landing zone depending on a difference between the first optical signal and the second optical signal. A distance to landing within the determined first landing zone or the second landing zone can also be determined.

公开(公告)号：US20190141262A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16236893

申请日：2018-12-31

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： Marko LABUDOVIC ,  Jeremie JACKSON ,  Martin CIELINSKI ,  Michael M. TILLEMAN

IPC: H04N5/33

Abstract: A method for detecting light sources, including capturing an image including a sub-infrared light emitter, applying a filter to a pixel of the captured image to isolate a signal strength of a range of frequencies, and comparing the signal strength of the filtered pixel to an expected signal strength of a background spectra for the range of frequencies. As a result of a difference between the signal strength of the filtered pixel and the expected signal strength exceeding a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the pixel as corresponding to a light emitter. As a result of the difference between the signal strength of the filtered pixel and the expected signal strength not a predetermined threshold, the method includes identifying the pixel as not corresponding to a light emitter.

公开(公告)号：US20190025054A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-24

申请号：US15873303

申请日：2018-01-17

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： John Timothy PEARSON ,  Lawerance Ray BUTLER ,  Keith Thomas GRANDIN ,  Michael Allen ROBB ,  Donald Grant GWYNNE

IPC: G01C5/00 ,  G01C5/06

Abstract: A combined altitude display apparatus for generating a combined altitude value is provided. The apparatus comprises a first altitude input interface, wherein the first altitude input interface receives a first altitude value; a second altitude input interface, wherein the second altitude input interface receives a second altitude value, wherein the second altitude value indicated by the second altitude input interface has a cyclical range; an altitude output interface, wherein the altitude output interface outputs a third altitude value; and a data fusion component coupled to the first altitude input interface and the second altitude input interface and configured to calculate the third altitude value based on the first altitude value and the second altitude value.

公开(公告)号：US20180239610A1

公开(公告)日：2018-08-23

申请号：US15960261

申请日：2018-04-23

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： Keith Grandin

IPC: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F3/06 ,  G06F1/14

CPC classification number: G06F9/4401 ,  G06F1/14 ,  G06F3/0614 ,  G06F3/0632 ,  G06F3/0688

Abstract: A system including a BIOS system comprising a first memory device configured to store data associated with a computer system is provided. The first memory device is a non-volatile random-access memory device. The system further includes a second non-volatile memory device configured to store a set of instructions for execution by a processor during initialization of the computer system. The set of instructions comprises at least one instruction configured to read a data value stored in the first memory device.

公开(公告)号：US09891099B2

公开(公告)日：2018-02-13

申请号：US14445221

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： James Anton Harder ,  Michaelene Williams Sprague

IPC: G01J1/04 ,  F41G7/22

CPC classification number: G01J1/0411 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  G01J1/0266 ,  G01J1/0422 ,  G01J1/4228

Abstract: There is provided in a first form, a system including a detector and a reflector disposed about and proximal to the detector, at least of portion of the reflector being disposed in front of the detector. The reflector is configured to reflect at least a portion of the radiation directed to the system at an angle greater than a first predetermined value onto the detector, and the system is configured so that at least a portion of the radiation directed to the system at an angle less than the first predetermined value directly impinges on the detector.

公开(公告)号：US09800461B2

公开(公告)日：2017-10-24

申请号：US14567143

申请日：2014-12-11

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： Robert A. Woodward ,  Daniel M. Herring ,  Andrew W. Hull

IPC: H04L12/24 ,  H04L12/46

CPC classification number: H04L41/0803 ,  H04L12/4625 ,  H04L41/0663 ,  H04L41/12

Abstract: A network. At least some embodiments are a network including a first root node connected to a first port of a first switch and a second root node connected to a first port of a second switch. A first link is connected to a second port of the first switch and connected to a second port of the second switch. A second link is connected to a third port of a first switch and connected to a third port of the second switch.

公开(公告)号：US20170102264A1

公开(公告)日：2017-04-13

申请号：US14445221

申请日：2014-07-29

Applicant: ELBIT SYSTEMS OF AMERICA, LLC

Inventor： James Anton Harder ,  Michaelene Williams Sprague

IPC: G01J1/04

CPC classification number: G01J1/0411 ,  F41G7/226 ,  F41G7/2293 ,  G01J1/0266 ,  G01J1/0422 ,  G01J1/4228

Abstract: There is provided in a first form, a system including a detector and a reflector disposed about and proximal to the detector, at least of portion of the reflector being disposed in front of the detector. The reflector is configured to reflect at least a portion of the radiation directed to the system at an angle greater than a first predetermined value onto the detector, and the system is configured so that at least a portion of the radiation directed to the system at an angle less than the first predetermined value directly impinges on the detector.