System for guiding a missile by a flat light pencil beam

• Main Authors: LONNOY; JACQUES J, MOUSSON; ROLAND
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 21.01.1986
• Edition: 4
• Subjects: AIMING; BLASTING; HEATING; LIGHTING; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; WEAPON SIGHTS; WEAPONS

The system is intended to determine the angular deviation of the missile to direct it into a target. It comprises a laser, a rotating convergent cylindrical lens to convert the laser beam into a flat, elongated, rotating pencil beam. The missile bears one detector scanned by the pencil beam and proc...