US3082415A - Method and apparatus of target acquistion - Google Patents

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US3082415A
US3082415A US90802A US9080249A US3082415A US 3082415 A US3082415 A US 3082415A US 90802 A US90802 A US 90802A US 9080249 A US9080249 A US 9080249A US 3082415 A US3082415 A US 3082415A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F41—WEAPONS
    • F41G—WEAPON SIGHTS; AIMING
    • F41G5/00—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns
    • F41G5/14—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns for vehicle-borne guns
    • F41G5/20—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns for vehicle-borne guns for guns on ships
    • F41G5/22—Elevating or traversing control systems for guns for vehicle-borne guns for guns on ships to compensate for rolling or pitching
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S13/00—Systems using the reflection or reradiation of radio waves, e.g. radar systems; Analogous systems using reflection or reradiation of waves whose nature or wavelength is irrelevant or unspecified
    • G01S13/66—Radar-tracking systems; Analogous systems
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
    • H01Q3/00—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system
    • H01Q3/12—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems
    • H01Q3/16—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device
    • H01Q3/18—Arrangements for changing or varying the orientation or the shape of the directional pattern of the waves radiated from an antenna or antenna system using mechanical relative movement between primary active elements and secondary devices of antennas or antenna systems for varying relative position of primary active element and a reflecting device wherein the primary active element is movable and the reflecting device is fixed
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
    • G01S7/40—Means for monitoring or calibrating
    • G01S7/4004—Means for monitoring or calibrating of parts of a radar system
    • G01S7/4026—Antenna boresight
    • G01S7/403—Antenna boresight in azimuth, i.e. in the horizontal plane
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
    • G01S7/00—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00
    • G01S7/02—Details of systems according to groups G01S13/00, G01S15/00, G01S17/00 of systems according to group G01S13/00
    • G01S7/40—Means for monitoring or calibrating
    • G01S7/4004—Means for monitoring or calibrating of parts of a radar system
    • G01S7/4026—Antenna boresight
    • G01S7/4034—Antenna boresight in elevation, i.e. in the vertical plane

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METHOD AND APPARATUSOF TARGET ACQUISITION Filed May 2, 1949 40 Sheets-Sheet 1 FIG. IA
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1. IN TARGET ACQUISITION APPARATUS OF THE CHARACTER DISCLOSED FOR USE ABOARD A VESSEL, IN COMBINATION, DIRECTOR MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED UPON THE DECK OF THE VESSEL, RADAR MEANS INCLUDING AN ANTENNA SYSTEM ROTATABLY MOUNTED UPON SAID DIRECTOR MEANS AND ROTATABLE ABOUT AN AXIS SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID DIRECTOR MEANS, A PRECESSABLE GYROSCOPE MOVABLY MOUNTED IN SAID DIRECTOR MEANS, A PAIR OF TORQUE MOTORS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID GYROSCOPE AND ADAPTED WHEN ENERGIZED TO PRECESS SAID GYROSCOPE IN A PAIR OF MUTUALLY PERPENDICULAR DIRECTIONS RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING TO THE TRUE TRAVERSE AND TRUE ELEVATION COMPONENTS OF MOVEMENT OF THE TARGET, TRANSFORMER MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID GYROSCOPE MEANS FOR OBTAINING A PAIR OF VOLTAGES RESPECTIVELY CORRESPONDING TO THE AMOUNTS OF SAID PRECESSIONS IN SAID DIRECTIONS, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID TRANSFORMER MEANS AND TO SAID DIRECTOR MEANS FOR UTILIZING
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