摘要 |
The mirror, such as a mangin-mirror, is useful in a system which automatically detects a deviation between a target and an object moving towards the target by comparing the line of sight to the target and the line of sight to the object. The mirror has a first axis about which it rotates and an optical axis which is displaced at an angle from the rotational axis. The rotational axis is kept coaxial with the target line of sight. The mirror is selectively tiltable to one of two discrete positions about its optical axis so that, as the mirror rotates, the reflection from the object forms two images, corresponding to the two mirror positions which conically scan a detector plane. Two pairs of right-angled light detectors, one for each position, are located on the plane. By comparing the time intervals for each pair of detectors when the reflection crosses the detectors, the deviation can be calculated, and by other equipment corrections in the path of the object can be made.
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