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Number: 250/203.6
Name: Radiant energy > Photocells; circuits and apparatus > Photocell controls its own optical systems > Following a target (e.g., a star or instrument pointer or other object) other than a pattern > Self-luminous target > Airborne target, or spaceborne target other than the sun (e.g., star or missile)
Description: Subject matter where the self-luminous target is a star or other spaceborne object other than the sun, e.g., a missile exhaust plume.


Patents under this class:
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Patent Number Title Of Patent Date Issued
7411167 Tracking a moving object from a camera on a moving platform Aug. 12, 2008
7385759 Optical system with variable pointing and method implementing such a system Jun. 10, 2008
7378629 Detection device comprising a parabolic mirror and use of said device in an overflight machine May. 27, 2008
7339731 Self-aligning telescope Mar. 4, 2008
7312429 Method and apparatus of using optical distortion in a directed countermeasure system to provide a variable field of view Dec. 25, 2007
7276681 On-board light source based gain correction for semi-active laser seekers Oct. 2, 2007
7265331 Optical sensing apparatus and method for determining highest intensity of light in an array Sep. 4, 2007
7230221 Portable air defense ground based launch detection system Jun. 12, 2007
7227114 Method of estimating the attitude of a space device with improved precision Jun. 5, 2007
7214916 Optical arrangement for a homing head with movable optical elements May. 8, 2007
7205520 Portable air defense ground based launch detection system Apr. 17, 2007
7151245 Systems and methods for compensating for dim targets in an optical tracking system Dec. 19, 2006
7138646 Light receiving device with controllable sensitivity and spatial information detecting apparatus with charge discarding device using the same Nov. 21, 2006
6987256 Polarized semi-active laser last pulse logic seeker using a staring focal plane array Jan. 17, 2006
6872960 Robust infrared countermeasure system and method Mar. 29, 2005
6795174 Tracking systems Sep. 21, 2004
6741341 Reentry vehicle interceptor with IR and variable FOV laser radar May. 25, 2004
6738012 Protecting commercial airliners from man portable missiles May. 18, 2004
6723975 Scanner for airborne laser system Apr. 20, 2004
6700108 Means for protecting optical focal plane sensor arrays against excessive irradiation Mar. 2, 2004
6556351 System and method for attitude determination based on optical imaging Apr. 29, 2003
6410897 Method and apparatus for aircraft protection against missile threats Jun. 25, 2002
6362464 System for stellar inertial attitude determination Mar. 26, 2002
6310730 Optical system with asymmetric optical corrector Oct. 30, 2001
6265704 Tracking means for distant ballistic missile targets Jul. 24, 2001
6259111 System for tracking movement of an object Jul. 10, 2001
6246056 Earth sensor Jun. 12, 2001
6201231 Testing system for measuring and optimising target tracking systems Mar. 13, 2001
6201230 Sensor system with dynamic optical corrector Mar. 13, 2001
6180945 Dual spiral photoconductive detector Jan. 30, 2001
6154317 Device for stabilizing of a remotely controlled sensor, like a camera Nov. 28, 2000
6123287 Missile tracking system having nonlinear tracking coordinates Sep. 26, 2000
6121606 Multi detector close packed array rosette scan seeker Sep. 19, 2000
6060702 Low-cost light-weight star tracking telescope May. 9, 2000
6060703 Coaxial unfocused optical sensor for dual mode seekers May. 9, 2000
6057536 Laser along body tracker (SABOT II) May. 2, 2000
6026337 Microbolometer earth sensor assembly Feb. 15, 2000
6023058 Photosensitive detector and mosaic of photosensitive detectors for the detection of luminous flashes and applications Feb. 8, 2000
6012000 Simplified onboard attitude control based on star sensing Jan. 4, 2000
5979826 Hybrid composite article and missile components and their fabrication Nov. 9, 1999
5936771 Compact flir optical configuration Aug. 10, 1999
5936229 Tracking means for distant ballistic missile targets comprising means for tracking largest radius of curvature Aug. 10, 1999
5864131 System and method for accurate geolocation of images Jan. 26, 1999
5821526 Star scanning method for determining the line of sight of an electro-optical instrument Oct. 13, 1998
5815590 Target light detection Sep. 29, 1998
5805742 Object detection system with minimum-spanning gradient filter for scene clutter suppression Sep. 8, 1998
5796474 Projectile tracking system Aug. 18, 1998
5793541 Controlled and stabilized platform Aug. 11, 1998
5753915 Arrangement and method for the detection of targets May. 19, 1998
5686719 Method for finding viewing intervals for the control of instruments, star trackers, and sensors on earth and solar system object orbiting platforms Nov. 11, 1997

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