Aerodynamic solid nose cone formed with an afocal axicon lens and method of imaging

    公开(公告)号:US11614312B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US16876596

    申请日:2020-05-18

    Abstract: An aerodynamic nose cone capable of imaging through the nose cone is accomplished by forming the nose cone as an Afocal Axicon lens. Under a condition of RI≈cos(X)/cos(3X) where RI is an effective refractive index and X is a cone half angle of the solid right-circular cone. EMR incident on a front portion of the cone undergoes a total internal reflection (TIR) and exits a trailing surface of the cone with approximately the same parallelism with which it entered the cone. EMR incident behind the front portion of the cone that exits the trailing surface with different parallelism than it entered may be directed to a light dump or through a frustum of a cone to re-establish the correct parallelism. The entire optical system may be monolithically integrated into the nose cone to eliminate alignment issues and moving parts.

    MULTIPLE AXIS SELF-CONTAINED SPHERICAL SENSOR SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20190219425A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-18

    申请号:US15874329

    申请日:2018-01-18

    CPC classification number: G01D11/245 G01D11/26

    Abstract: A multi-axis self-contained sensor system includes an outer spherical housing and an inner spherical housing. The outer spherical housing has a transparent spherical shell that surrounds a first cavity and having a first refractive index (RI). The inner spherical housing is in the first cavity and is completely surrounded by the outer spherical housing. The inner spherical housing has a first average density and includes a spherical wall that surrounds a second cavity. A sensor system is contained in the second cavity, and a suspending fluid layer is interposed between the outer spherical housing and the inner spherical housing. The suspending fluid layer is composed of a fluid having a second RI.

    Monolithic wideband millimeter-wave radome

    公开(公告)号:US09876279B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-23

    申请号:US14928143

    申请日:2015-10-30

    CPC classification number: H01Q1/422

    Abstract: A monolithic, wideband, millimeter-wave radome is provided. The radome includes a solid layer formed of a single material and a lattice layer formed of the single material and disposed on an exterior surface of the solid layer. The lattice layer includes void regions formed from selective omission of the single material during lattice layer buildup.

    Waveguide-to-waveguide power combiner/divider

    公开(公告)号:US12266843B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-01

    申请号:US17660217

    申请日:2022-04-22

    Abstract: A waveguide-to-waveguide power combiner/divider including a waveguide including a first opening at a first end of a first section of the waveguide in a first plane and n openings of n sections at n other ends of the waveguide, wherein n is a positive integer. At least one of the n sections is bent in at least one plane different from the plane of first section, and the first section and n sections each have at least two sides that are broader than at least two other sides; and n−1 walls within waveguide configured to divide a height of first section into n heights. Each of n sections has a height equal to one of the n heights, wherein the n−1 walls are located at a junction of the first section and the n sections and extend toward the first opening of the first section.

    AERODYNAMIC SOLID NOSE CONE FORMED WITH AN AFOCAL AXICON LENS AND METHOD OF IMAGING

    公开(公告)号:US20210356634A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-18

    申请号:US16876596

    申请日:2020-05-18

    Abstract: An aerodynamic nose cone capable of imaging through the nose cone is accomplished by forming the nose cone as an Afocal Axicon lens. Under a condition of RI≈cos(X)/cos(3X) where RI is an effective refractive index and X is a cone half angle of the solid right-circular cone. EMR incident on a front portion of the cone undergoes a total internal reflection (TIR) and exits a trailing surface of the cone with approximately the same parallelism with which it entered the cone. EMR incident behind the front portion of the cone that exits the trailing surface with different parallelism than it entered may be directed to a light dump or through a fustrum of a cone to re-establish the correct parallelism. The entire optical system may be monolithically integrated into the nose cone to eliminate alignment issues and moving parts.

    Directed energy delivery systems capable of disrupting air-based predatory threats

    公开(公告)号:US10962335B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-30

    申请号:US16100749

    申请日:2018-08-10

    Abstract: An apparatus includes a capsule configured to be launched or carried towards an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The apparatus also includes a directed energy device within or carried by the capsule. The directed energy device includes a first inductor configured to generate an inductive magnetic field that is able to inductively couple into one or more electronics of the UAV in order to disable or destabilize the UAV. The capsule can be configured to be launched towards the UAV and can include a loiter mechanism (such as a rotor, umbrella, or parachute) configured to maintain a position of the capsule or to slow a descent of the capsule after launch. The capsule can also be configured to be carried towards the UAV by a different UAV, and the apparatus can further include a tether coupling the capsule to the different UAV.

    Dielectric-encapsulated wideband metal radome

    公开(公告)号:US10784571B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-22

    申请号:US15625280

    申请日:2017-06-16

    Abstract: A low-loss millimeter-wave radome is provided. The low-loss millimeter wave radome includes a perforated and plated metallic plate and a low-loss dielectric encapsulation material to encapsulate the perforated and plated metallic plate. The perforated and plated metallic plate includes multiple metallic sheets and electrically conductive plating. The multiple metallic sheets respectively define a periodic array of sub-wavelength holes and are laminated together such that the periodic array of sub-wavelength holes combines into a periodic array of perforations.

    NON-LETHAL NAVAL VESSEL INTERDICTION WEAPON
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    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190162513A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US15822939

    申请日:2017-11-27

    Abstract: A non-lethal naval vessel interdiction weapon is provided. The non-lethal naval vessel interdiction weapon includes a hydrodynamic hull, guidance and delivery systems housed in the hydrodynamic hull with the delivery system being controllable by the guidance system to drive a naval vessel impeding payload toward a target and a deployment system. The deployment system is configured to prepare the hydrodynamic hull for payload deployment and to deploy the naval vessel impeding payload toward the target following hull preparation.

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