Patents Assigned to Bodenseewerk
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Patent number: 7787016Abstract: An imaging device (2) for the stabilized imaging of an object onto a detector (14) with a first optical unit (4) and a second optical unit (6) and an optical element that is arranged between the optical units (4, 6) and can be moved for the purpose of stabilizing the imaging on the detector (14). For image stabilization in order to compensate for an undesirable wobbling movement of the imaging over the detector (14), the optical element is constituted of a micro-optical lens array (10).Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2004Date of Patent: August 31, 2010Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Hans Dieter Tholl, Dirk Krogmann
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Patent number: 7564478Abstract: An apparatus for capturing an object scene, in particular a seeking head for target-tracking missiles, such that, with a detector 86 in fixed relationship with a structure, it is possible to capture a large spatial angle. For that purpose the imaging optical system (30) has a system portion (28) facing the object scene which is pivotable with a pitch frame (24) about a pitch axis (26) perpendicular to a roll axis (18). The pitch frame (24) is mounted pivotably about the pitch axis (26) in a roll frame (16) which is supported in the structure (10) rotatably about the roll axis (18). The system portion (28) includes first beam deflection structure (36) by which the imaging beam path of the imaging optical system (30) is deflectable in a direction along the pitch axis (26).Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2003Date of Patent: July 21, 2009Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnikk GmbHInventors: Rainer Baumann, Reiner Eckhardt
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Publication number: 20080315072Abstract: An apparatus (2) and a method for producing a representation of an object scene, including a detector arrangement (12) with a plurality of detector units (20, 22) and an optical unit (4, 8) for producing the image of the object scene on the detector arrangement (12). To produce a high information content from representations of the object scene the apparatus (2) includes a filter unit (16, 26, 32, 72) arranged in an imaging beam path, with a first radiation filter raster with a first filter property and at least one second radiation filter raster with a second filter property different from the first filter property, wherein the radiation filter rasters penetrate each other, and a motion unit (100) for stepwise movement of an image of the radiation filter rasters relative to the detector arrangement (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2008Publication date: December 25, 2008Applicant: BODENSEEWERK GERATETECHNIK GMBHInventors: Hans Dieter Tholl, Dirk Krogmann
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Patent number: 7400347Abstract: A camera system (2, 40, 50) including a sensor (12, 58) and a first optical system which includes a convex mirror (4, 42) and through which the image of a solid angle region (14) is producible on the sensor (12, 58) by way of a first beam path (18). In order, in addition to producing an image of a large solid angle region (14), to permit scanning or detailed representation of a smaller partial region (20, 66, 82) of the solid angle region (14), the camera system (2, 40, 50) includes a second optical system through which a partial region (20, 66, 82) of the solid angle region (14) is detectable by way of a second beam path (34, 60) on a detail sensor (68), wherein the detail region (20, 66, 82) is selectable by an optical element (28) which is movable relative to the sensors (12, 58, 68).Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: July 15, 2008Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Dirk Krogmann, Kai Moldenhauer, Hans Dieter Tholl
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Patent number: 7324747Abstract: An aircraft fuselage element (26) with a fuselage body (30) which forms an internal cavity (40) and which includes a viewing window (32, 34). To provide for taking substantially distortion-free high-resolution pictures in the infrared wavelength range and from a large angular range the fuselage body (30) is mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation (36).Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2004Date of Patent: January 29, 2008Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventor: Hagen Kempas
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Patent number: 7121353Abstract: An airborne vehicle (1, 2, 10) which is equipped with an extinguishant container (12) for mist extinguishing is specified for efficient firefighting. A detonator (18) which is located on the extinguishant container (12) can be detonated via a fuze (19). The detonator (18) is attached to the airborne vehicle (1, 2, 10) such that, on firing the extinguishant which is contained in the extinguishant container (12) produces an extinguishant mist.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2004Date of Patent: October 17, 2006Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventor: Uwe Setzer
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Patent number: 7093799Abstract: A guided missile having a longitudinally extending airframe with a tip, a seeker head arranged in the tip and a window located in front of the seeker head for closing the airframe at the tip so as to protect the seeker head. A jettisonable protective cap consisting of at least two separable parts is attached to the airframe in front of the window for protection of the window.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2003Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Bernd Dulat, Hubert Kuppel, Wolgang Grosshardt, Alexander Stengele, Jens Wallrabe
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Patent number: 7061401Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of detecting a flight obstacle (28, 30, 32, 34) in the surroundings (50) of an aircraft (4), in particular for collision warning purposes, wherein images of the surroundings (50) are recorded, the flight obstacle (28, 30, 32, 34) is detected from the images and provided with an identification, and a signal (66, 68, 76) associated with the identification is outputted in a ground station (6). In order to guarantee a high level of certainty in respect to the control of the aircraft (4) which is effected automatically or by a ground control pilot it is proposed that detection and allocation of the identification are effected on board the aircraft (4) and the identification is sent to the ground station (6).Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2004Date of Patent: June 13, 2006Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Holger Voos, Rene Koch, Claus Dähne, Martin Arndt, Michael Gross
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Publication number: 20060005974Abstract: An airborne vehicle (1, 2, 10) which is equipped with an extinguishant container (12) for mist extinguishing is specified for efficient firefighting. A detonator (18) which is located on the extinguishant container (12) can be detonated via a fuze (19). The detonator (18) is attached to the airborne vehicle (1, 2, 10) such that, on firing the extinguishant which is contained in the extinguishant container (12) produces an extinguishant mist.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2004Publication date: January 12, 2006Applicant: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventor: Uwe Setzer
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Patent number: 6978965Abstract: A target tracking device for target tracking missiles having an electro-optical seeker assembly mounted in a missile structure through gimbals. The seeker assembly responds to target radiation and provides target deviation signals. Actuators, controlled by the target deviation signals, cause the seeker assembly to track the target. The electro-optical seeker assembly is pivotally mounted in the missile structure about a roll axis and a pitch axis only, the pitch axis being orthogonal to the roll axis. First and second pick-offs, providing pick-off signals, are provided for picking off angles of rotation of the seeker assembly about the roll and pitch axes. A structure-fixed inertial sensor unit is provided for measuring the angular rates about three mutually orthogonal axes and providing angular rate signals.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 1994Date of Patent: December 27, 2005Assignee: Bodenseewerk Geratëtechnik GmbHInventors: Ulrich Hartmann, Jürgen Schnatz, Hartmut Goseberg
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Publication number: 20050178914Abstract: An aircraft fuselage element (26) with a fuselage body (30) which forms an internal cavity (40) and which includes a viewing window (32, 34). To provide for taking substantially distortion-free high-resolution pictures in the infrared wavelength range and from a large angular range the fuselage body (30) is mounted for rotation about an axis of rotation (36).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2004Publication date: August 18, 2005Applicant: Bodenseewerk, Geratetechnik, GmbHInventor: Hagen Kempas
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Publication number: 20050062683Abstract: The invention concerns apparatus (2) for producing a representation of an object scene, including a detector arrangement (12) with a plurality of detector units (20, 22) and an optical unit (4, 8) for producing the image of the object scene on the detector arrangement (12). To produce a high information content from representations of the object scene the apparatus (2) includes a filter unit (16, 26, 32, 72) arranged in an imaging beam path, with a first radiation filter raster with a first filter property and at least one second radiation filter raster with a second filter property different from the first filter property, wherein the radiation filter rasters penetrate each other, and a motion unit (100) for stepwise movement of an image of the radiation filter rasters relative to the detector arrangement (12).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 13, 2004Publication date: March 24, 2005Applicant: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventors: Hans Tholl, Dirk Krogmann
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Publication number: 20050018069Abstract: The invention concerns a camera system (2, 40, 50) comprising a sensor (12, 58) and a first optical system which includes a convex mirror (4, 42) and through which the image of a solid angle region (14) can be produced on the sensor (12, 58) by way of a first beam path (18). In order, in addition to producing an image of a large solid angle region (14), to permit scanning or detailed representation of a smaller partial region (20, 66, 82) of the solid angle region (14), it is proposed that the camera system (2, 40, 50) includes a second optical system through which a partial region (20, 66, 82) of the solid angle region (14) can be detected by way of a second beam path (34, 60) on a detail sensor (68), wherein the detail region (20, 66, 82) can be selected by an optical element (28) which is movable relative to the sensors (12, 58, 68).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2004Publication date: January 27, 2005Applicant: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventors: Dirk Krogmann, Kai Moldenhauer, Hans Tholl
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Patent number: 6779753Abstract: A device for detecting attacking guided missiles with optical seeker head and for generating a laser beam directed to such guided missile has an all-around seeker with a detector responding to thermal radiation from the guided missile, and a laser which points to the guided missile detected by the all-around seeker. A roll and pitch gimbal system is provided. A roll gimbal is rotatable relative to the structure about a roll axis. A pitch gimbal is rotatable relative to the roll gimbal about a pitch axis orthogonal to the roll axis. The detector is structure-fixed. An imaging optical system is mounted on the roll and pitch gimbal system. The optical system with its optical axis can point to an object scenario. With each position of the gimbal system, an image of this object scenario is generated on the detector. The laser is also structure-fixed.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2002Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Rainer Baumann, Michael Gross, Hagen Kempas
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Patent number: 6768927Abstract: The invention relates to a control system to which a state vector representing the states of a controlled system is applied. The control system provides a correcting variables vector of optimized correcting variables. The relation between state vector and correcting variables vector is defined by a matrix of weights. These weights depend on the solution of the state dependent Riccati equation. An equation solving system for solving the state dependent Riccati equation in real time is provided. The state vector is applied to this equation solving system. The solution of the state dependent Riccati equation is transferred to the control system to determine the weights.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2001Date of Patent: July 27, 2004Assignee: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventor: Uwe Krogmann
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Patent number: 6724470Abstract: A device for generating a laser beam in a LADAR system has a master oscillator with a laser-active medium and an amplifier stage in the form of a fiber optic power amplifier. This power amplifier amplifies the power of the oscillator. A carrier body is provided, on which a length of fiber of the power amplifier is coiled. The carrier body consists of a material of high thermal conductivity. The master oscillator may be a microchip laser. Diode lasers are used as pump light sources for the fiber optic power amplifier. This assembly can be made lightweight and compact, whereby it is particularly suitable for use in missiles.Type: GrantFiled: January 6, 2003Date of Patent: April 20, 2004Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätetechnik GmbHInventors: Joachim Barenz, Frank Imkenberg, Hans-Dieter Tholl
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Patent number: 6694481Abstract: The invention relates to a method for reading programmes into a device which processes data using a processor, according to a programme stored in a programme memory. A programming device sends programme data to the programme memory of the device to be programmed in the form of a data stream. The inventive method comprises the following steps: a) activating a light transmitter in accordance with the programme data, so that said light transmitter generates digital light signals in accordance with the programme data; b) receiving the light signals with a light receiver which is permanently installed on the device to be programmed and c) applying the signals of the light receiver of the device to be programmed to the programme memory of the same. The invention also relates to a device for carrying out this method.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2000Date of Patent: February 17, 2004Assignee: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventors: Jürgen Späh, Benno Petersen
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Patent number: 6651112Abstract: A modular electronic device has a cabinet frame, a plurality of push-in modules with module frames retained in the cabinet frame side-by-side, and printed circuit boards mounted in the module frames, and electronic components carried by said printed circuit boards. Each of these modules has autonomous data transmitting connections for communicating directly with each of the other ones of the modules.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2000Date of Patent: November 18, 2003Assignee: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventor: Reinhard Reichel
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Patent number: 6646558Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for recognizing potential overheating of an object. For this purpose the temperature of the object is measured by means of temperature sensors. A signal processing arrangement determines the temperature gradient from the measured temperature values. A comparator compares the determined value of the temperature gradient with a threshold value generated by a threshold value generator. When the threshold value is exceeded, a warning signal generator triggers a warning signal. This warning signal can be an acoustical or optical signal. In addition or alternatively, the warning signal can activate a protective measure arrangement.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2001Date of Patent: November 11, 2003Assignee: Bodenseewerk Gerätechnik GmbHInventor: Helmut Messmer
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Publication number: 20030202168Abstract: A device for generating a laser beam in a LADAR system has a master oscillator with a laser-active medium and an amplifier stage in the form of a fiber optic power amplifier. This power amplifier amplifies the power of the oscillator. A carrier body is provided, on which a length of fiber of the power amplifier is coiled. The carrier body consists of a material of high thermal conductivity. The master oscillator may be a microchip laser. Diode lasers are used as pump light sources for the fiber optic power amplifier. This assembly can be made lightweight and compact, whereby it is particularly suitable for use in missiles.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 6, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Applicant: Bodenseewerk Geratetechnik GmbHInventors: Joachim Barenz, Frank Imkenberg, Hans-Dieter Tholl