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Laser Detection and Warning System

A warning system and laser detection technology, applied in radio wave measurement system, optical radiation measurement, photometry using electric radiation detectors, etc., can solve problems such as blindness of military pilots

Active Publication Date: 2014-07-09
THE BOEING CO
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[0003] Additionally, military pilots risk not only being temporarily blinded by holding a laser, but also being "marked" by the laser aiming

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[0022] The following detailed description, which reads with reference to the accompanying drawings, illustrates specific embodiments of the invention. Other embodiments having different structures and operations do not depart from the scope of the present invention. The same reference numerals may refer to the same elements or components in different drawings.

[0023] Although the disclosed laser detection and warning systems and related methods discussed below focus on their use for detecting lasers directed at an aircraft, particularly the cockpit of an aircraft, those skilled in the art will recognize that the systems and methods disclosed herein can be used in Any type of laser detection, such as detection of lasers used to illuminate, i.e. mark, air or land vehicles in combat situations. Furthermore, those skilled in the art will recognize that although the systems and methods below relate to detecting laser light, the system can also be used to detect any type of illum...

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A laser detection and warning system and associated methods of warning a pilot of an aircraft of incoming laser radiation and determining a location of a source of laser radiation, and the laser detection and warning system includes a detector configured to be mounted to an aircraft, the detector having an optical subsystem, a detector subsystem, and a processor subsystem to determine characteristics of incoming laser radiation and transmit a laser warning output signal, wherein the laser warning output signal may include wavelength characteristics of the laser radiation, corresponding protective eyewear type, and location of the source of the laser radiation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates generally to laser warning systems and, more particularly, to airborne laser detection and warning systems and associated methods to warn drivers of the type and direction of a laser beam and the location of the source of the laser beam. Background technique [0002] Over the past decade, there have been numerous incidents of hand-held lasers directed at aircraft. This has become a common and dangerous occurrence for commercial pilots as well as news and weather helicopter pilots. Although exposure to a hand-held laser in this situation may seem insignificant because the exposure is brief and involves large distances, exposure to a hand-held laser in this situation creates a dangerous situation, such as flash blindness of the driver. If this were to occur during a critical moment in the aircraft's operation, the aircraft could be compromised. For example, momentary blindness during landing or certain navigation tasks cou...

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IPC IPC(8): G01J1/42G01J9/00G01J3/46B64D47/00
CPCG01S7/495F41H13/00G01S7/003G01S7/4804A61F9/022B64D45/00G08B21/00G01S7/486G01B11/14G01J1/44G01J3/50G01J3/51
Inventor D·R·琼沃思
Owner THE BOEING CO