Onboard modular optronic system
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a modular optronics system onboard a carrier, such as a combat aircraft, a helicopter or a drone. The system as claimed in the invention comprises at least one optronics element having a target line that can be addressed in a given space, and comprising a mechanical structure designed to be the interface with the carrier and a target line orientation and stabilization mechanism. According to the invention, the mechanical structure comprises a module forming a section with three interfaces, including said interface with the carrier and two lateral interfaces that can receive a lateral module. The optronics elements and the target line orientation and stabilization mechanism are directly incorporated in the module forming a section.
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19. An onboard modular optronics system, comprising:
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at least two optronics elements having a target line that can be addressed in a given space, a target line orientation and stabilization mechanism;
a mechanical structure designed to be the interface with a carrier;
a module forming a section with three interfaces, including said interface with the carrier and two lateral interfaces that can receive a lateral module, a following cowl in the form of a sphere with porthole that is transparent in a spectral band of the optronics system, and mounted in such a way as to be mobile relative-bearing-wise on the module forming a section, the optronics elements and the target line orientation and stabilization mechanism being directly incorporated in the module forming a section, wherein an optronics element is a camera, another optronics element is a laser source mounted on the outside of the following cowl in a space of the module forming a section, accessible through a hatch formed in said module. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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