| US 7,515,257 B1 | ||
| Short-range/long-range integrated target (SLIT) for video guidance sensor rendezvous and docking | ||
| Fred D. Roe, Huntsville, Ala. (US); and Thomas C. Bryan, Huntsville, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 15, 2004, as Appl. No. 11/14,455. | ||
| Int. Cl. G01B 11/26 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 356—152.3 [356/152.2; 356/139.03; 356/139.07; 356/139.1; 356/141.1] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A reflector assembly comprising:
a mounting body having a plate adapted for mounting upon a target and a hemispherical reflector having a hemispherical reflector
surface disposed upon the plate, the plate having a reference surface defining a horizon plane and first, second, and third
extensions having first, second, and third plate extension surfaces respectively, each plate extension proximate to the hemispherical
reflector;
a long range reflector array disposed upon the mounting body and comprising a plurality of unfiltered light reflectors, the
long range reflector array having a reference axis extending above and normal to the horizon plane, the long range reflector
array further comprising at least one unfiltered light reflector disposed upon the hemispherical reflector surface; and
a short range reflector array disposed proximate to the long range reflector array and comprising three filtered light reflectors
defining an approach plane generally normal to the horizon plane, the three filtered light reflectors comprising an upper
filtered light reflector disposed on the first plate extension surface above the second and third plate extension surfaces,
and two lower filtered light reflectors disposed on the second and third plate extension surfaces.
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