Patent Document ID: 20130057682
Application ID: 13619365
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A moving imager camera comprising: a first positioning mechanism capable of motion along two degrees of freedom; a first imaging device having a first imaging surface, the first imaging device being mounted upon a first surface of the first positioning mechanism such that the first imaging device moves in concert with motion of the first surface of the first positioning mechanism; a first measurement system operable to determine a first position of the first imaging device within an external frame of reference defined by azimuth and elevation axes; a first spherical lens having a first spherical focal surface and a first field of coverage, the first spherical lens arranged such that the first spherical focal surface coincides with the first imaging surface of the first imaging device, the first field of coverage of the first spherical lens being larger than a first optically sensitive area of the first imaging surface; a second positioning mechanism capable of motion along two degrees of freedom; a second imaging device having a second imaging surface, the second imaging device being mounted upon a second surface of the second positioning mechanism such that the first imaging device moves in concert with motion of the second surface of the second positioning mechanism; a second measurement system operable to determine a second position of the second imaging device within the external frame of reference; and a second spherical lens having a second spherical focal surface and a second field of coverage, the second spherical lens arranged such that the second spherical focal surface of the second spherical lens coincides with the second imaging surface of the second imaging device, the second field of coverage of the second spherical lens being larger than a second optically sensitive area of the second imaging surface of the second imaging device.