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公开(公告)号:US20220178664A1
公开(公告)日:2022-06-09
申请号:US17111914
申请日:2020-12-04
Inventor: Steven F. Kimball , Andrew W. White
Abstract: The system and method of spin stabilizing a guided munition where a motor provides necessary de-spinning torque. The despun PGK portion of a guided projectile is already at high rate of spin relative to the projectile body and the motor is operated to maintain that rate.
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公开(公告)号:US11349276B1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-31
申请号:US17109582
申请日:2020-12-02
Inventor: Peter A. Budni , Alan R. Enman , Yannick C. Morel
Abstract: The system and method of using an ultra-short pulse mid and long wave infrared laser. The system is seeded with a 2 μm laser source having a pulse duration in the femtosecond range. The beam is stretched, to increase the pulse duration, and the beam is amplified, to increase an energy level of the laser beam. Both mid wave IR and long wave IR seed beams are first generated, and then amplified via one or more optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification stages. A compressor may be used to compress one or more of the output beams to achieve high peak power and controllable pulse duration in the output beams. The output beams may then be used to create atmospheric or material effects at km range.
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公开(公告)号:US20220163626A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-26
申请号:US16953562
申请日:2020-11-20
Inventor: Scott A. Kuzdeba , Brandon P. Hombs , Peter J. Kajenski , Daniel Massar
Abstract: One or more defined countermeasures are selected from a countermeasure library, populated with parameters, and applied against an unknown, ambiguous, or unresponsive imminent radar threat based on an analysis of a hostile RF waveform emitted by the radar threat. The analysis can include comparing static and/or dynamic features of the hostile RF waveform with features of known hostile RF waveforms. A parameter set associated with the selected defined countermeasure in the countermeasure library can be selected. Waveform features can be categorized and sub-categorized for comparison with the known hostile waveforms. A plurality of features can be detected and compared. The analysis can include correlating behavior patterns of a plurality of hostile RF waveforms emitted by the radar threat. A cognitive intelligence trained using a threat database and library of corresponding countermeasures can analyze the hostile RF waveform, select the defined countermeasure, and/or select or generate the parameters.
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公开(公告)号:US11341332B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-24
申请号:US16397308
申请日:2019-04-29
Inventor: Ellen N. Hein , Nazior Rahman , Kalyanaraman Vaidyanathan
IPC: G06F17/00 , G06F40/30 , G06N20/00 , G08G5/00 , G06F40/205 , G06F40/284
Abstract: A system for automatic prediction and generation of a Q-Code based on a text description provided in a NOTAM is provided. The present system may be utilized at a top level to generate a Q-Code from a text description or at a mid-level in the flight planning process to verify and/or confirm a human-generated Q-Code based on the text description in a NOTAM. Further, the present disclosure may allow for higher accuracy in the generation of Q-Codes thereby reducing the number of incorrect suboptimal and/or rejected flight plans produced by automatic flight planning systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20220138905A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17088629
申请日:2020-11-04
Inventor: Anthony M. SOMMESE , Daniel ENGHEBEN
Abstract: The system and method for super resolution processing at long standoff distances in real-time. The system collects a series of image frames and estimated the sift, rotation, and zoom parameters between each of the image frames. A matrix is generated and then an inversion is applied to the matrix to produce a super resolution image of an area of interest while mitigating the effect of any “bad” pixels on image quality. In some cases, the area of interest in user-defined and in some cases image chips are provided by tracking software. A fast steering mirror can be used to steer and/or dither the focal plane array.
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公开(公告)号:US20220137401A1
公开(公告)日:2022-05-05
申请号:US17090317
申请日:2020-11-05
Inventor: Michael E. Knotts , Adam J. Marcinuk , Chris L. Willis
Abstract: A multi-axis rotary actuator includes a payload support configured to be rotatable about a first axis, a disk surrounding at least a portion of the payload support, and an elevation wheel rotatably coupled to the payload support. The disk is configured to be rotatable about the first axis. The elevation wheel is configured to be in contact with the disk and to be rotatable about a second axis perpendicular to the first axis. The actuator can include a mirror or other device coupled to the elevation wheel. The mirror or other device is configured to be rotatable about the first axis and the second axis as the payload support and the elevation wheel rotate about the first axis and the second axis, respectively.
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公开(公告)号:US20220132078A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-28
申请号:US17076927
申请日:2020-10-22
Inventor: Daniel ENGHEBEN , Christopher COLICINO
Abstract: A system for transmitting optical communications includes a transmitter, a receiver, and a processor. The transmitter includes a light source driven by a driver circuit under control of a micro-controller to transmit an optical signal. The optical signal can be encoded by a frequency-modulated encoding scheme. The receiver includes an optical lens, an imaging sensor configured to receive the optical signal and a memory. The processor is configured to extract one or more frequencies from the optical signal for only those pixels that are changing and thus decreases an overall data rate for the system and allows for larger pixel arrays, thereby decreasing the accuracy requirements of any pointing hardware and to reconstruct a waveform for each of the extracted frequencies.
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公开(公告)号:US20220115775A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-14
申请号:US17070512
申请日:2020-10-14
Inventor: Court E. Rossman , Arturs E. Dinbergs , Jonothan S. Jensen , Anna Lebedeva , Timothy J. McLinden , Clint H. Perry
Abstract: Techniques are provided for fabricating a low profile antenna that operates with increased efficiency. An antenna implementing the techniques according to an embodiment includes a first arm comprising a first spiral portion and a first rectilinear portion, and a second arm comprising a second spiral portion and a second rectilinear portion. The second spiral portion is concentric with the first spiral portion. The antenna further includes an insulator to separate the arms. The insulator and the arms are planar surfaces disposed within a rectangular region. The first rectilinear portion is adjacent to a first and second side of the perimeter of the rectangular region, and the second rectilinear portion is adjacent to a third and fourth side of the perimeter of the region. The antenna is fabricated as a printed circuit board which is mounted on the fuselage of an aircraft, which serves as a ground plane for the antenna.
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公开(公告)号:US20220113377A1
公开(公告)日:2022-04-14
申请号:US16764241
申请日:2020-04-20
Inventor: James R. Jolly , Lynn M. Shepard , Richard B. Elder, JR. , Richard A. Faust, III , Susan F. Lindemann
Abstract: An emitter ID ambiguity reduction system includes a Mission Data File Ambiguity Resolution matrix that contains both a) the INTEL-based emitter parameters data necessary to break emitter-by-emitter ambiguities, and b) the action(s) the Electronic Warfare (EW) system is to take to collect that data. Control software is triggered via either external command or per Mission Data File information (such as that contained in the Ambiguity Resolution Matrix). The emitter ID ambiguity reduction system includes Data collection hardware and firmware and Data Analysis OFP software algorithm(s).
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公开(公告)号:US11300383B2
公开(公告)日:2022-04-12
申请号:US16531209
申请日:2019-08-05
Inventor: Michael J. Choiniere
Abstract: A guidance system for a projectile having a mid-body. The guidance system having a mid-body semi-active laser seeker. The seeker has an objective lens assembly and a sensor array that reads laser energy and transmits data to determine the direction of the laser energy. A glint management unit is connected to mid-body in such a manner that glint laser energy is prevented from passing to the objective lens assembly and sensor array so as to enhance determination of the location of the target.
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