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DE10775273T1
DE10775273T1 DE10775273T DE10775273T DE10775273T1 DE 10775273 T1 DE10775273 T1 DE 10775273T1 DE 10775273 T DE10775273 T DE 10775273T DE 10775273 T DE10775273 T DE 10775273T DE 10775273 T1 DE10775273 T1 DE 10775273T1
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Abstract

Ein LADAR System, umfassend: eine gemeinsame Empfangsöffnung; einen ersten optischen Sensor, wobei der erste optische Sensor ein dreidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array ist, der ein Signal von der gemeinsamen Empfangsöffnung empfängt; einen zweiten optischen Sensor, wobei der zweite optische Sensor ein zweidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array ist, der ein Signal von der gemeinsamen Empfangsöffnung empfängt; eine Lichtquelle; Durchlassoptiken, beinhaltend: ein Strahlsteuerungselement, wobei die Durchlassoptiken bedienbar sind, um einen Strahl, der von der Lichtquelle empfangen wird, durchzulassen; gemeinsame Elektroniken, wobei der erste optische Sensor und der zweite optische Sensor mit den gemeinsamen Elektroniken verbunden sind.

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  1. Ein LADAR System, umfassend: eine gemeinsame Empfangsöffnung; einen ersten optischen Sensor, wobei der erste optische Sensor ein dreidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array ist, der ein Signal von der gemeinsamen Empfangsöffnung empfängt; einen zweiten optischen Sensor, wobei der zweite optische Sensor ein zweidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array ist, der ein Signal von der gemeinsamen Empfangsöffnung empfängt; eine Lichtquelle; Durchlassoptiken, beinhaltend: ein Strahlsteuerungselement, wobei die Durchlassoptiken bedienbar sind, um einen Strahl, der von der Lichtquelle empfangen wird, durchzulassen; gemeinsame Elektroniken, wobei der erste optische Sensor und der zweite optische Sensor mit den gemeinsamen Elektroniken verbunden sind.
  2. System nach Anspruch 1, desweiteren umfassend: einen ersten Strahlteiler, wobei ein empfangenes Signal, das durch die gemeinsame Empfangsöffnung gesammelt ist, durch den ersten Strahlteiler in eine erste Signalkomponente und eine zweite Signalkomponente geteilt ist, wobei die erste Signalkomponente an dem ersten optischen Sensor bereitgestellt ist, und wobei mindestens ein Anteil der zweiten Signalkomponente an dem zweiten optischen Sensor bereitgestellt ist.
  3. System nach Anspruch 2, wobei der erste Strahlteiler ein an teilweise reflektierender Spiegel ist.
  4. System nach Anspruch 1, desweiteren umfassend: einen dritten optischen Sensor, wobei der dritte optische Sensor ein zweidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array ist, wobei der dritte optische Sensor in Verbindung mit einer Sternspurenfunktion funktioniert.
  5. System nach Anspruch 3, desweiteren umfassend: eine Sternspurenoptik, wobei der dritte optische Sensor mit einem Signal von der Sternspurenoptik ausgestattet ist.
  6. System nach Anspruch 1, wobei das Strahlensteuerungselement bedienbar ist, um selektiv den Strahl, der durch die Durchlassoptiken durchgelassen wird, selektiv zu steuern.
  7. System nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin umfassend: ein Gehäuse, wobei der erste optische Sensor, der zweite optische Sensor und die gemeinsame Elektronik innerhalb des ersten Gehäuses untergebracht sind.
  8. System nach Anspruch 1, wobei die gemeinsame Elektronik ein feldprogrammierbares Gate-Array umfasst.
  9. System nach Anspruch 1, wobei die gemeinsame Empfängeröffnung eine Zoomoptik beinhaltet.
  10. System nach Anspruch 1, wobei für einen Rahmen an Daten für die dreidimensionale Focalebene und für einen korrespondierenden Rahmen an zweidimensionalen Daten eine Geoposition und eine Ausrichtungsrichtung zugeordnet sind.
  11. System nach Anspruch 1, weiterhin umfassend: Einen gemeinsamen Prozessor, wobei der gemeinsame Prozessor zumindest eines von Dark-Count-Subtraktion, Hintergrund licht-Subtraktion, Rauschfiltern, zeitliche Zentrierung, Orthoreflektifizierung, Interpolation und Mittelwertbildung bereitstellt.
  12. Sensorsystem, umfassend: eine gemeinsame Empfangsöffnung, beinhaltend: Empfangsoptiken; Intensitätssteuerungselemente; Filter; einen primären Spiegel, wobei der primäre Spiegel in dem optischen Weg der gemeinsamen Empfangsöffnung ist und empfangenes Signallicht von der gemeinsamen Empfangsöffnung empfängt; einen dreidimensionalen Fokalebenen-Array, wobei eine erste Komponente des empfangenen Signallichts eine Erste von durch den primären Spiegel Vorbeigehender oder zu dem dreidimensionalen Fokalebenen-Array Reflektierter ist; ein bildgebender zweidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array, wobei mindestens ein Anteil einer zweiten Komponente des empfangenen Signallichts eine Zweite von Vorbeigehender oder durch den primären Spiegel zu dem bildgebenden zweidimensionaler Fokalebenen-Array Reflektierter ist; eine Laserlichtquelle; Durchlassoptiken, wobei die Durchlassoptiken Licht empfangen, das durch die Laserlichtquelle hergestellt ist; gemeinsame Elektroniken, wobei die gemeinsamen Elektroniken miteinander verbunden sind und die Funktion von mindestens den Intensitätssteuerungselementen, dem dreidimensionalen Fokalebenen-Array, dem bildgebenden zweidimensionalen Fokalebenen-Array und der Laserlichtquelle steuern; ein gemeinsames Gehäuse, wobei der primäre Spiegel, der dreidimensionale Fokalebenen-Array, der bildgebende zweidimensionale Fokalebenen-Array, die Laserlichtquelle und die gemeinsamen Elektroniken in dem gemeinsamen Gehäuse untergebracht sind und wobei die gemeinsame Empfangsöffnung und die Durchlassoptiken an dem gemeinsamen Gehäuse befestigt sind.
  13. System nach Anspruch 12, desweiteres umfassend: eine zweidimensionale Hochauflösungskamera oder ein Sternspuren-Focalebenen-Array, wobei die zweidimensionale Hochauflösungskamera oder der Sternspuren-Focalebenen-Array mit Licht versorgt wird, welches durch die gemeinsame Empfangsöffnung gesammelt wird.
  14. System nach Anspruch 12, weiterhin umfassend: eine Sternspurenoptik; eine Sternspurenoptik, wobei ein Signal von der Sternspurenoptik durch den zweidimensionalen Sternspuren-Array empfangen wird.
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