Prototype Liquid Crystal Reticle.

Abstract

A productized liquid crystal reticle (LCR) was designed, fabricated and tested with 49 lines for elevation and 299 lines for azimuth. The prototype LCR incorporated a shock and vibration resistant mounting scheme with transparent thin film heater. This LCR was installed on a thermal nightsight using essentially the same volume as the existing fixed reticle. The LCR was operated on the thermal nightsight using a separate simple electronics controller with only one reticle line not functional. Results from this task demonstrated that a LCR, designed to withstand the armored vehicle environment, can be installed and operated with a thermal nightsight. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA073683

Entities

People

  • B. C. Gilbert
  • L. W. Hill
  • W. F. Stokes

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Vehicles
  • Assembly
  • Computers
  • Contracts
  • Electronics
  • Elevation
  • Environment
  • Fabrication
  • Films
  • Focal Planes
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Materials
  • Night Sights
  • Security
  • Thin Films
  • Vehicles
  • Vibration

Readers

  • Geochemistry
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems