Abstract: The present invention provides a high dynamic performance mounting technique that is suitable for mounting sensor elements in adverse environments. According to one aspect, the present invention includes a kinematic mounting technique for a movable secondary mirror in an optical sensor. According to another aspect, the invention includes a mounting structure that provides deterministic alignment of a sensor element over multiple positions. According to another aspect, the invention includes a mounting technique with high dynamic performance yet minimizes sensor obscuration. According to another aspect, the invention includes a mounting technique that decouples actuator stiffness and mounting accuracy from the overall dynamic stiffness and alignment accuracy of a movable secondary mirror in an optical sensor.

Abstract: A display mounting system for electronic instruments includes an elastomeric mount having a continuous frame that secures an electrically conductive, optically transmissive plate in alignment with a viewing surface of the display. A compressible ridge protruding from an internal surface of the frame is interposed between the plate and the viewing surface and disposed about the perimeter of the plate, forming an environmental seal between a rear surface of the plate and the viewing surface of the display. A first series of tabs distributed along a front edge of the frame adjacent to the internal surface engage the front surface of the plate while a second series of tabs distributed along a rear edge of the frame adjacent to the internal surface and opposite from the front edge engage a back surface of the display.