Patent ID: 6484966
Filing Date: 2002-11-26
Classification: F41G

Abstract:
A target detection device for a missile system comprising:an adjustable target seeker head mounted on a missile, said target seeker head including an imaging sensor producing an image of a target along an axis disposed obliquely with respect to an axis of the missile, a wide angle lens system including an afocal lens system positioned to receive the image from the target seeker head to produce a wide angle image thereof, said afocal lens system having an optical axis substantially parallel to the axis of the missile, an external monitor for target marking and tracking, a signal transmission system connected to the target seeker head to transmit to the monitor said wide angle image, radiation sensor means for sensing ambient radiation, and two auxiliary surfaces adjacent to and on opposite sides of said a focal lens system, said auxiliary emission surfaces receiving radiation signals from said radiation sensor means to correct non-uniformity of ambient radiation.