Laser designator systems (laser designator systems) and related techniques are provided to improve the operational flexibility of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). A laser designator system includes an imaging module configured to image a scene according to a first field of view (FOV) of the imaging module; a laser spot tracker configured to detect a plurality of PRF encoded laser spots disposed within the scene and to provide a corresponding plurality of angular positions of the plurality of PRF encoded laser spots within a second FOV of the laser spot tracker; and an optical datum faceplate coupled to and configured to optically align the imaging module and the laser spot tracker to each other and a boresight for the laser designator system defined by the optical datum faceplate.


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    Title :

    LIGHTWEIGHT LASER DESIGNATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2025-07-03


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64U / B64C AEROPLANES , Flugzeuge / G01C Messen von Entfernungen, Höhen, Neigungen oder Richtungen , MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung



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