Patent ID: 11867895
Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. An pointing sensor mounting structure, comprising:
a main body portion made of a thermally and mechanically stable, non-zero CTE material;
a first mounting interface to facilitate coupling with an exterior of a primary support structure, the primary support structure comprising a base in support of a primary mirror and one or more secondary mirror struts extending from the base and coupled to a secondary mirror, wherein the primary and secondary mirror form part of one of a radio or an optical system;
a second mounting interface to facilitate coupling with a first sensor and positioning of the first sensor away from the exterior of the primary support structure; and
a third mounting interface to facilitate coupling with a second sensor and positioning of the second sensor away from the exterior of the primary support structure wherein the first and second sensors are configured for at least one of pointing or geolocation independent of the radio or the optical system.