METHOD FOR POINTING A LASER BEAM AT AN OBJECT Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC G02B26/08 G01S17/02 

FIELD: laser technology.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to optical-mechanical instrumentation, to devices for pointing a laser beam at objects in space. The method for pointing a laser beam at an object includes rotating two optical wedges installed along the beam, determining the angle of rotation of each optical wedge according to the specified ratios for the necessary increment of the beam coordinate in a rectangular coordinate system. The value of the required increment of the beam coordinates is determined as a guidance error, while the coordinates of the object and the beam in the polar coordinate system are determined by the coordinates in the rectangular coordinate system, the necessary increment of the coordinate is worked out automatically by turning the two optical wedges together, simultaneously controlling the polar radius, turning the wedges at the same angles in different directions, and the polar angle by turning the same wedges at the same angles in one direction.

EFFECT: increase in operational characteristics due to an increase in speed, accuracy and the ability to automatically track and guide the beam to moving spatial objects.

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