US 11,867,895 B2
Space optical system with integrated sensor mounts
Keith Carrigan, Marina Del Rey, CA (US)
Assigned to Raytheon Company, Tewksbury, MA (US)
Filed by Raytheon Company, Waltham, MA (US)
Filed on May 22, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/420,095.
Prior Publication US 2020/0371340 A1, Nov. 26, 2020
Int. Cl. G02B 23/16 (2006.01); G02B 7/182 (2021.01); B64G 1/10 (2006.01)
CPC G02B 23/16 (2013.01) [G02B 7/182 (2013.01); B64G 1/1028 (2023.08)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system, comprising:
a primary support structure comprising:
a base in support of a primary mirror; and
one or more secondary mirror struts extending from the base and coupled to a secondary mirror, wherein the primary and secondary mirror form part of one of a radio or an optical system;
a sensor mounting structure coupled to the primary support structure and extending from an exterior of the primary support structure; and
first and second sensors, configured for at least one of pointing or geolocation, independent of the radio or the optical system, the first and second sensors being mounted on the sensor mounting structure at a position away from the exterior of the primary support structure.