Patent ID: 9690071
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: G01B,G01M,G02B

Claim:
1. A method for configuring an alignment of a plurality of optical segments in a sparse aperture configuration in a sparse aperture optical device, the method comprising: providing a first beam of light and a second beam of light from at least one active optical source located on the sparse aperture optical device; directing the first beam of light toward a first point on at least one optical segment of the plurality of optical segments; directing the second beam of light toward a second point on the at least one optical segment of the plurality of optical segments; detecting a reflection of the first and second beams of light from the at least one optical segment of the plurality of optical segments; determining a characteristic of the reflection of the first and second beams of light; and based on the characteristic of the reflection, determining an alignment of the at least one optical segment of the plurality of optical segments to another optical segment of the plurality of optical segments.