Abstract
A wave front control system ("WFCS") organizes the object scene into a mosaic comprised of a grid of segments and transmits each segment in a temporal sequence. The WFCS steers the light fronts emanating from each segment, one segment at a time, through a series of optical components that transmit the light fronts respectively emanating from each segment onto a digital imaging sensor. An optical recording device records each sensed segment, and the object scene is composed by assembling the recorded segments. This abstract is provided to comply with the rules requiring an abstract, and is intended to allow a searcher or other reader to quickly ascertain the subject matter of the technical disclosure. It is submitted with the understanding that it will not be used to interpret or limit the scope or meaning of the claims.
Document Type
Patent
Status
Issued
Issue Date
3-5-2013
Patent Number
US 8390722 B1 [8,390,722]
CPC Classification
G02B26/0825
Application number
12/495674
Assignees
Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH (US)
Filing Date
6-30-2009
Recommended Citation
Gruneisen, Mark T., Matthew B. Garvin, Raymond C. Dymale, and James R. Rotge. Mosaic Imager Using Wave Front Control. United States Patent issued 5 March 2013. https://scholar.afit.edu/patents/54