Patent ID: 7711441

Claim:
A system, comprising: a receiving assembly including a target area configured to receive incident electromagnetic energy and to convert the incident electromagnetic energy into an electrical or thermal output, wherein the incident electromagnetic energy includes a contribution from a plurality of energy sources, each of the plurality of energy sources having a uniquely modulated energy beam, wherein the receiving assembly is included on a moving vehicle, and wherein each contribution from the plurality of energy sources comprises at least one of an amplitude modulated contribution, a polarization modulated contribution, or a coning modulated contribution; and a control assembly including: a plurality of sensors disposed around the target area, each sensor being configured to receive a portion of electromagnetic energy not incident on the target area and to provide a corresponding output signal; and a processing device operatively coupled to the plurality of sensors and configured to: analyze the output signals from the plurality of sensors to distinguish between the contribution of electromagnetic energy received from each of the plurality of energy sources and resolve a location relative to the target area of the electromagnetic energy incident to the plurality of sensors from each of the plurality of energy sources; detect a misalignment of the contribution from at least one of the plurality of energy sources; and provide at least one control signal to at least one misaligned energy source tending to correct the misalignment.