ATMOSPHERIC JITTER CORRECTION AND TARGET TRACKING USING SINGLE IMAGING SENSOR IN HIGH-ENERGY LASER SYSTEMS

    公开(公告)号:WO2021071559A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-15

    申请号:PCT/US2020/036675

    申请日:2020-06-08

    申请人: RAYTHEON COMPANY

    摘要: A system includes a target illumination laser (TIL) (204, 306) configured to generate a TIL beam (108) that illuminates a target (104) and a beacon illumination laser (BIL) (206, 308) configured to generate a BIL beam (110) that creates a spot on the target. The system also includes an imaging sensor (228, 378) configured to capture both (i) first images (502) of the target containing reflected TIL energy from the TIL beam without reflected BIL energy from the BIL beam and (ii) second images (602) of the target containing reflected TIL energy from the TIL beam and reflected BIL energy from the BIL beam. The system further includes at least one controller (230) configured to perform target tracking using the first images and boresight error compensation using the second images.

    SUPER-RESOLUTION AUTOMATIC TARGET AIMPOINT RECOGNITION AND TRACKING

    公开(公告)号:WO2021091599A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-14

    申请号:PCT/US2020/040571

    申请日:2020-07-01

    申请人: RAYTHEON COMPANY

    摘要: A system includes at least one imaging sensor (228, 378) configured to capture images of a target (104). The system also includes at least one controller (230) configured to generate super-resolution images of the target using the captured images and identify multiple edges of the target using the super-resolution images. The at least one controller is also configured to identify an aimpoint on the target based on the identified edges of the target. In addition, the at least one controller is configured to update the aimpoint on the target as the target moves over time. The system may further include a high-energy laser (HEL) (202, 302) configured to generate an HEL beam (106) that is directed towards the target, and the at least one controller may be configured to adjust one or more optical devices (218, 220, 224, 342, 348, 354, 364) to direct the HEL beam at the identified aimpoint on the target.