Title: Panoramic image generating system

Abstract: A continuous panoramic image seen at infinity from an observation space E is obtained from a prismatic image whose facets consist of alternate and edge-to-edge real images I11, I12, . . . and virtual images I'21, 22, . . . , and by reflection of this prismatic image in a set of sperical concave mirrors MC1, MC2, . . . forming a reflection area. The real images are produced by a first set of image generators M11, M12, . . . The virtual images are the conjugates by reflection in the semi-transparent plane mirrors L1, L2, . . . of images I21, I22, . . . produced by a second set of image generators M21, M22, . . . Amongst other applications, that of ship-control training equipment.

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Inventors: Bougon, Pierre P. A. (Elancourt, FR)
Parmentier, Alain R. A. (Palaiseau, FR)
Weiss, Pierre M. (Maurepas, FR)

Application Number: 818413
Filing Date: 1977-07-25
Publication_date: 1980-04-01
Assignee: Le Materiel Telephonique (Boulogne-Billancourt, FR)
Primary Class(es): 348/38 359/629
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US Patent Ref:

2664024	Dec, 1953	Hansen	350/112.
3073210	Jan, 1963	Packard	350/112.
3203328	Aug, 1965	Brueggemann	350/200.
3368448	Feb, 1968	Guttmann	350/174.
3659920	May, 1972	McGleasson	350/174.
3785715	Jan, 1974	Mecklenborg	350/174.
4026038	May, 1977	Sunter et al.	35/11.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Evans, F. L.
Assistant Examiner: de los Reyes, B. W.
Attorney: Plottel; Roland