公开(公告)号：US20120170024A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13397275

申请日：2012-02-15

申请人： Medhat Azzazy ,  James Justice ,  John Carson ,  David Ludwig ,  Ying Hsu

发明人： Medhat Azzazy ,  James Justice ,  John Carson ,  David Ludwig ,  Ying Hsu

IPC分类号： G01J3/28 ,  G01T1/36

CPC分类号： G01J3/06 ,  G01J3/0202 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0259 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/45 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G02B17/0808 ,  G02B17/0896 ,  G02B26/0808 ,  G02B26/0891

摘要： A sensor system is provided having a precision tracking sensor element and a micro-lamellar spectrometer for determining the wavelength of an electromagnetic source such as a laser designator source. Acquisition sensor elements may be provided and mounted on a rotating base element that rotates about a first axis. The precision tracking sensor elements may be mounted on a hinged or pivoting element or gimbal on the housing and provided with drive means to permit a user to selectively manually or automatically direct it toward a scene target of interest detected by the acquisition sensor elements. At least one of the imaging elements in the precision tracking sensor or acquisition sensors is stacked micro-channel plate focal plane array element.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种传感器系统，其具有用于确定诸如激光指示符源的电磁源的波长的精密跟踪传感器元件和微分散光谱仪。 采集传感器元件可以设置并安装在围绕第一轴线旋转的旋转基座元件上。 精密跟踪传感器元件可以安装在壳体上的铰链或枢转元件或万向节上并且设置有驱动装置，以允许用户选择性地手动地或自动地将其引导到由采集传感器元件检测到的感兴趣的场景目标。 精密跟踪传感器或采集传感器中的成像元件中的至少一个是堆叠的微通道板焦平面阵列元件。

公开(公告)号：US20130044317A1

公开(公告)日：2013-02-21

申请号：US13563794

申请日：2012-08-01

申请人： James Justice ,  John Carson ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  Ying Hsu

发明人： James Justice ,  John Carson ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  Ying Hsu

IPC分类号： G01J3/45

CPC分类号： G01J3/06 ,  G01J3/0202 ,  G01J3/0208 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0259 ,  G01J3/0294 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G01J3/45 ,  G02B17/0808 ,  G02B17/0896 ,  G02B26/0808 ,  G02B26/0891 ,  G02B27/145

摘要： A sensor suite comprising a LIDAR transmitter and receiver element and a visible imager element. The transmitter operates with a plurality of selectable beam-forming optics or a tilt-tip element. A Risley or counter-rotating prism set element permits beam-steering with lower size, weight and power (SWaP). The optics for the system may be configured in a Cassegrain-type configuration in cooperation with a plurality of beam-splitting elements to permit predetermined spectrums of the received electromagnetic spectrum to be provided respectively to the LIDAR receiver and the visible imager. One or a plurality of laser illuminator analysis spectrometers are provided for the detection of incoming laser illumination from an external source which may be in the form of a micro-lamellar spectrometer element.

摘要翻译： 传感器套件，包括LIDAR发射器和接收器元件以及可见成像元件。 发射器与多个可选择的波束形成光学器件或倾斜尖端元件一起工作。 Risley或反向旋转的棱镜组元件允许具有较小尺寸，重量和功率（SWaP）的光束转向。 该系统的光学器件可以与多个光束分离元件协作配置为卡塞格伦型配置，以允许分别向LIDAR接收器和可见成像器提供所接收的电磁光谱的预定光谱。 提供一个或多个激光照明器分析光谱仪用于检测来自外部源的输入激光照明，其可以是微片层光谱仪元件的形式。

公开(公告)号：US20140125985A1

公开(公告)日：2014-05-08

申请号：US13671643

申请日：2012-11-08

申请人： James Justice ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  Ying Hsu

发明人： James Justice ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  Ying Hsu

IPC分类号： G01J3/45

CPC分类号： G01J3/0202 ,  G01J3/0256 ,  G01J3/0294 ,  G01J3/06 ,  G01J3/18 ,  G01J3/36 ,  G01J3/45

摘要： A sensor suite comprising a first electronic imaging element such as an LWIR imager element and a second imaging element such as a visible imager element. The transmitter operates with a plurality of selectable beam-forming optics or a tilt-tip element. The optics for the system may be configured in a Cassegrain-type configuration in cooperation with a plurality of beam-splitting elements to permit different ranges of the received optical input to be provided respectively to the first and second electronic imagers. One or a plurality of laser illuminator analysis spectrometers are provided for the detection and characterizing of incoming laser illumination from an external source which may be in the form of a micro-lamellar spectrometer element.

摘要翻译： 传感器套件，包括诸如LWIR成像器元件的第一电子成像元件和诸如可见成像元件的第二成像元件。 发射器与多个可选择的波束形成光学器件或倾斜尖端元件一起工作。 与多个分束元件配合，用于系统的光学元件可以配置为卡塞格伦型配置，以允许分别向第一和第二电子成像器提供所接收的光学输入的不同范围。 提供一个或多个激光照明器分析光谱仪用于检测和表征来自外部源的输入激光照明，其可以是微片层光谱仪元件的形式。

公开(公告)号：US20140293263A1

公开(公告)日：2014-10-02

申请号：US13852457

申请日：2013-03-28

申请人： James Justice ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig

发明人： James Justice ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig

IPC分类号： G01S17/93 ,  G05D1/02

CPC分类号： G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/42 ,  G01S17/89

摘要： A LIDAR system having a rotating geometric solid polyhedron reflective scanning and receiving element disposed on a rotation table element. The system is configured for scanning a transmitted electromagnetic beam such as a laser beam over a scene of interest in both elevation and azimuth and for receiving a reflected portion of the transmitted beam onto the focal plane detector array of the invention and to output an (x, y, range) set of point cloud coordinate image data.

摘要翻译： LIDAR系统具有设置在旋转台元件上的旋转几何实体多面体反射扫描和接收元件。 该系统被配置用于在高程和方位角两者的感兴趣的场景上扫描诸如激光束之类的传输电磁波束，并且用于将发射光束的反射部分接收到本发明的焦平面检测器阵列上并输出（x ，y，范围）组云坐标图像数据。

公开(公告)号：US09129780B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US13338328

申请日：2011-12-28

申请人： Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

发明人： Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

IPC分类号： H01L27/00 ,  H01J31/48 ,  H01J29/89

CPC分类号： H01J31/48 ,  H01J29/89

摘要： A multilayer electronic imaging module and sensor system incorporating a micro-lens layer for imaging and collimating a received image from a field of regard, a photocathode layer for detecting photons from the micro-lens layer and generating an electron output, a micro-channel plate layer for receiving the output electrons emitted from the photocathode in response to the photon input and amplifying same and stacked readout circuitry for processing the electron output of the micro-channel plate. The sensor system of the invention may be provided in the form of a Cassegrain telescope assembly and includes electromagnetic imaging and scanning means and beam-splitting means for directed predetermined ranges of the received image to one or more photo-detector elements which may be in the form of the micro-channel imaging module of the invention.

摘要翻译： 一种多层电子成像模块和传感器系统，其包括用于从所考虑的领域成像和准直接收图像的微透镜层，用于从微透镜层检测光子并产生电子输出的光电阴极层，微通道板 层，用于响应于光子输入接收从光电阴极发射的输出电子，并放大用于处理微通道板的电子输出的相同和堆叠的读出电路。 本发明的传感器系统可以以卡塞格伦望远镜组件的形式提供，并且包括电磁成像和扫描装置和分束装置，用于将接收到的图像的指定预定范围定向到一个或多个光检测器元件， 形式的本发明的微通道成像模块。

公开(公告)号：US20120170029A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-05

申请号：US13372184

申请日：2012-02-13

申请人： Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

发明人： Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

IPC分类号： G01C1/00

CPC分类号： H01J31/26 ,  G01S7/4816 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S17/89 ,  H01J31/507

摘要： A sensor system is provided comprising a precision tracking sensor element and one or more acquisition sensor elements. The acquisition sensor elements may be mounted on a rotating base element that rotates about a first axis. The precision tracking sensor elements may be mounted on a hinged or pivoting element or gimbal on the housing and provided with drive means to permit a user to selectively manually or automatically direct it toward a scene target of interest detected by the acquisition sensor elements. At least one of the imaging elements in the precision tracking sensor or acquisition sensors is stacked micro-channel plate focal plane array element.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种包括精密跟踪传感器元件和一个或多个捕获传感器元件的传感器系统。 采集传感器元件可以安装在围绕第一轴线旋转的旋转的基座元件上。 精密跟踪传感器元件可以安装在壳体上的铰链或枢转元件或万向节上并且设置有驱动装置，以允许用户选择性地手动地或自动地将其引导到由采集传感器元件检测到的感兴趣的场景目标。 精密跟踪传感器或采集传感器中的成像元件中的至少一个是堆叠的微通道板焦平面阵列元件。

公开(公告)号：US20120161010A1

公开(公告)日：2012-06-28

申请号：US13338328

申请日：2011-12-28

申请人： Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

发明人： Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

IPC分类号： G01J1/04 ,  G01J1/44 ,  G01T1/28 ,  G01J5/08

CPC分类号： H01J31/48 ,  H01J29/89

摘要： A multilayer electronic imaging module and sensor system incorporating a micro-lens layer for imaging and collimating a received image from a field of regard, a photocathode layer for detecting photons from the micro-lens layer and generating an electron output, a micro-channel plate layer for receiving the output electrons emitted from the photocathode in response to the photon input and amplifying same and stacked readout circuitry for processing the electron output of the micro-channel plate. The sensor system of the invention may be provided in the form of a Cassegrain telescope assembly and includes electromagnetic imaging and scanning means and beam-splitting means for directed predetermined ranges of the received image to one or more photo-detector elements which may be in the form of the micro-channel imaging module of the invention.

摘要翻译： 一种多层电子成像模块和传感器系统，其包括用于从所考虑的领域成像和准直接收图像的微透镜层，用于从微透镜层检测光子并产生电子输出的光电阴极层，微通道板 层，用于响应于光子输入接收从光电阴极发射的输出电子，并放大用于处理微通道板的电子输出的相同和堆叠的读出电路。 本发明的传感器系统可以以卡塞格伦望远镜组件的形式提供，并且包括电磁成像和扫描装置和分束装置，用于将接收到的图像的指定预定范围定向到一个或多个光检测器元件， 形式的本发明的微通道成像模块。

公开(公告)号：US20110285981A1

公开(公告)日：2011-11-24

申请号：US13108172

申请日：2011-05-16

申请人： James Justice ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig

发明人： James Justice ,  Medhat Azzazy ,  David Ludwig

IPC分类号： G01C3/08

CPC分类号： G01S7/4813 ,  G01S7/4815 ,  G01S7/4817 ,  G01S17/87 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G01S17/89 ,  G05D1/0676

摘要： A LIDAR sensor element and system for wide field-of-view applications such as autonomous UAS landing site selection is disclosed. The sensor element and system have an imaging source such as a SWIR laser for imaging a field of regard or target with a beam having a predefined wavelength. The beam is scanned over the field of regard or target with a beam steering device such as Risley prism. The reflected beam is captured by the system by receiving optics which may comprise a Risley prism for receiving and imaging the reflected beam upon a photodetector array such as a focal plane array. The focal plane array may be bonded to and a part of a three-dimensional stack of integrated circuits, a plurality of which may comprise one or more read out integrated circuits.

摘要翻译： 公开了用于广视野应用的LIDAR传感器元件和系统，例如自主UAS着陆点选择。 传感器元件和系统具有诸如SWIR激光器的成像源，用于利用具有预定波长的光束对视场或目标进行成像。 光束在诸如Risley棱镜之类的光束转向装置的扫描领域被扫描。 反射光束由系统通过接收光学器件而被捕获，该光学器件可以包括用于在诸如焦平面阵列的光电检测器阵列上接收和成像反射光束的Risley棱镜。 焦平面阵列可以结合到集成电路的三维堆叠的一部分，其多个可以包括一个或多个读出的集成电路。

公开(公告)号：US20120181433A1

公开(公告)日：2012-07-19

申请号：US13338332

申请日：2011-12-28

申请人： Medhet Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

发明人： Medhet Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

IPC分类号： H01L27/146

CPC分类号： H01J31/26 ,  H01J31/507

摘要： A multilayer electronic imaging module and sensor system incorporating a micro-lens layer for imaging and collimating a received image from a field of regard, a photocathode layer for detecting photons from the micro-lens layer and generating an electron output, a micro-channel plate layer for receiving the output electrons emitted from the photocathode in response to the photon input and amplifying same and stacked readout circuitry for processing the electron output of the micro-channel plate. The sensor system of the invention may he provided in the form of a Cassegrain telescope assembly and includes electromagnetic imaging and scanning means and beam-splitting means for directed predetermined ranges of the received image to one or more photo-detector elements which may be in the form of the micro-channel imaging module of the invention.

摘要翻译： 一种多层电子成像模块和传感器系统，其包括用于从所考虑的领域成像和准直接收图像的微透镜层，用于从微透镜层检测光子并产生电子输出的光电阴极层，微通道板 层，用于响应于光子输入接收从光电阴极发射的输出电子，并放大用于处理微通道板的电子输出的相同和堆叠的读出电路。 本发明的传感器系统可以以卡塞格伦望远镜组件的形式提供，并且包括电磁成像和扫描装置以及用于将接收到的图像的预定范围定向到一个或多个光电检测器元件的分束装置， 形式的本发明的微通道成像模块。

公开(公告)号：US09142380B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-22

申请号：US13338332

申请日：2011-12-28

申请人： Medhet Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

发明人： Medhet Azzazy ,  David Ludwig ,  James Justice

IPC分类号： H01L27/00 ,  H01J31/26 ,  H01J31/50

CPC分类号： H01J31/26 ,  H01J31/507

摘要： A multilayer electronic imaging module and sensor system incorporating a micro-lens layer for imaging and collimating a received image from a field of regard, a photocathode layer for detecting photons from the micro-lens layer and generating an electron output, a micro-channel plate layer for receiving the output electrons emitted from the photocathode in response to the photon input and amplifying same and stacked readout circuitry for processing the electron output of the micro-channel plate. The sensor system of the invention may be provided in the form of a Cassegrain telescope assembly and includes electromagnetic imaging and scanning means and beam-splitting means for directed predetermined ranges of the received image to one or more photo-detector elements which may be in the form of the micro-channel imaging module of the invention.

摘要翻译： 一种多层电子成像模块和传感器系统，其包括用于从所考虑的领域成像和准直接收图像的微透镜层，用于从微透镜层检测光子并产生电子输出的光电阴极层，微通道板 层，用于响应于光子输入接收从光电阴极发射的输出电子，并放大用于处理微通道板的电子输出的相同和堆叠的读出电路。 本发明的传感器系统可以以卡塞格伦望远镜组件的形式提供，并且包括电磁成像和扫描装置和分束装置，用于将接收到的图像的指定预定范围定向到一个或多个光检测器元件， 形式的本发明的微通道成像模块。