公开(公告)号：US11342721B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-24

申请号：US16406414

申请日：2019-05-08

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Jason R. Lavine ,  Justin T. Martin ,  Liam Skoyles

IPC: G01B11/27 ,  H01S3/00 ,  G01S17/66 ,  F41H13/00 ,  G01J9/00

Abstract: A beam director system for a high-energy laser (HEL) weapon includes correction sensors that are able detect misalignments in optical elements throughout the entire optical path traversed by the high-energy laser. The system includes beam correction sensors that sense misalignments in a first part of the optical path, and high-speed track sensors that sense misalignments in a second part of the optical path, with the first part and the second part overlapping. This allows all optics to be sensed by the beam correction sensors and/or the high-speed track sensors. The system can accommodate a wide variety of lasers for the HEL, preferably including a co-boresighted and aligned alignment laser. By having the track sensors further downstream on the optical path than in prior devices, the acquisition and track sensor fields of view of the system may be improved.

公开(公告)号：US20220163296A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US16406414

申请日：2019-05-08

Applicant: Raytheon Company

Inventor： Jason R. Lavine ,  Justin T. Martin ,  Liam Skoyles

IPC: F41H13/00 ,  F41G3/14 ,  G01S17/66 ,  G01S7/497

Abstract: A beam director system for a high-energy laser (HEL) weapon includes correction sensors that are able detect misalignments in optical elements throughout the entire optical path traversed by the high-energy laser. The system includes beam correction sensors that sense misalignments in a first part of the optical path, and high-speed track sensors that sense misalignments in a second part of the optical path, with the first part and the second part overlapping. This allows all optics to be sensed by the beam correction sensors and/or the high-speed track sensors. The system can accommodate a wide variety of lasers for the HEL, preferably including a co-boresighted and aligned alignment laser. By having the track sensors further downstream on the optical path than in prior devices, the acquisition and track sensor fields of view of the system may be improved.