Homeland security sales currently account for 48% of revenue, while medical imaging and monitoring bring in 24%, and other applications like photo sensors for industry and laser systems for the military account for 28% of business.
The guts of the present patent application (No. 206338) concern the mechanical and laser systems required to compensate for large, initial variations (as in head size) as well as smaller ones like temperature and head movements in order to create a reliable active alignement between the stereo images.
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Companies that have spent many years developing airborne self-protection laser systems like Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems say some of their competitors for the contract are latecomers to that business who may not fully grasp the challenge of dealing with emerging dangers or integrating laser equipment with all the other systems installed on Army helicopters.
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It s the leader in expensive high-end positioning technologies, including GPS, laser and optical systems for the military, aviation, surveying, mapping and construction.
And with American Airlines, its major tenant, the airport equipped gates with laser-driven systems called Safedock that let pilots drive airplanes up to gates without workers on the ground directing them.
Spun out in 1991, the firm now makes laser-based communication systems, and other esoterica.
The systems include laser scanners, haptic handles and gloves, a vibrating seat, lights, smart helmet-cameras and radar as well as a pannier full of the electronics that analyse data gathered by the sensors and pump out warnings.
These range from microwave ovens and laser light shows to home security systems and medical imaging devices. (CDER even regulates laser pointers but not online presentation software, if ever a true risk to human health).
While some of these weapon and sensor systems like the Electromagnetic Railgun or the Free Electron Laser are at least a decade away, the Laser Weapon System and Air and Missile Defense Radar systems are almost ready for prime time deployment today.
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But such an outcome would infuriate laser centers already invested in Visx systems.
It is equipped with advanced electronic, electro-optic, infrared and laser system technologies, as well as secure radio systems with data links and munitions capacity for 130 different types of weapons configurations.
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If a prototype due by December 2007 improves the laser beam director, it could get deployed alongside existing Phalanx systems within 12 months.
Building on Volvo Car Corporation's and Volvo Technology's already existing safety systems - including features such as cameras, radar and laser sensors - the vehicles monitor the lead vehicle and also other vehicles in their immediate vicinity.
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With mobeam's technology, the Galaxy S4 can "beam" traditional 1D barcode data to any laser scanner with no new equipment, such as optical scanners or backend systems, required by the retailer.
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Much of the billions in this statistic are made up of large systems for large manufacturers, but many maker companies know the value of a laser cutter or laser engraver.
The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration Project (LCRD) will follow with launch in late 2017 on a commercial Space Systems Loral spacecraft.
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In addition to the success of Mission: Impossible, we made progress toward introducing best-in-class laser based projection technology, and grew our commercial network by 33%, installing a record 170 IMAX theatre systems.
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