Accession Number:
ADD002369
Title:
Mirror Steering System.
Descriptive Note:
Patent,
Corporate Author:
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE WASHINGTON D C
Personal Author(s):
Report Date:
1976-03-09
Pagination or Media Count:
6.0
Abstract:
The invention provides an improved device for directing mirrors in a precise manner when the beam is not present while further avoiding trial and error and calculating mirror positions. The invention is characterized by a gimbally mounted mirror controlled in part by a steering rod and an articulated spatial parallelogram linkage controlling the movement of the mirror. In an alternative embodiment an articulated arm controls a second mirror for directing a beam to a point in space by positioning the device such that the appropriate axis is coincident with the beam axis.
Descriptors:
Subject Categories:
- Machinery and Tools
- Optical Detection and Detectors
- Optics