Inventors:
Bradley H. Gose - Bryan TX, US
Larry R. Echols - Canton TX, US
Robert E. White - Bryan TX, US
J. Michael Chambers - Stafford TX, US
International Classification:
F41G 1/00, G01J 1/04
Abstract:
An augmented sight and sensing system that allows both improved pointing accuracy and improved detail of sensing information through a plurality of means that superimposes situation-relevant information on a target image in a manner that allows a composite image, with or without additional sensed information, to be detected at one or more subsequent sensory locations or devices. The system includes beam-splitting means to divide incoming light beams from a target image into two separate beams, one beam that may be collected by a first sensor (such as seen by an observer's eye or alternate sensor such as a camera) and the other collected by a second imaging sensor or module, and means to generate and superimpose information (such as a reticle) on the target image seen by both, and means to collect and transmit the composite image and information.