Patent ID: 8196828

Claim:
An assisted sighting system for aiming at a target, comprising: a laser that generates a ranging signal projected at a target which returns a reflected return signal; a collimating system which is sized to emit spherical waves of said ranging signal so that a spatio-temporal image of unfocused spherical waves representing the target is returned in said reflected signals; an imaging device including a single focal plane array that collects reflected return signals so as to generate an illumination pattern of the target, said focal plane array comprising an array of pixels that receive each said reflected return signal which represents the illumination pattern as a spatio-temporal image; and a controller connected to said illuminator and said imaging device, wherein said controller calculates a distance to the target, compares said spatio-temporal images from successive reflected return signals to generate a crosswind profile between the spotter scope and the target based on scintillation statistics of backscatter radiation detected by said focal plane array, and generates corrective aiming instructions based on said crosswind profile.