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Method for detection of sources of laser radiation and counteraction of their receiving systems. RU patent 2248587.

FIELD: automatic equipment and computing machinery, applicable as an indicator device for detection of sources of laser radiation with a subsequent counteraction to their receiving devices.

SUBSTANCE: the device has a frequency-pulse laser with an objective lens secured on platforms rotating about the vertical axis, detection unit consisting of two detection sensors, and a control unit having k-flip-flops of the first and second detection sensors, k-AND gates of the first and second detection sensors, two NO gates two OR gates, two coding units, two permanent storage units, master oscillator, two arithmetic-logical devices, initial data input unit, azimuth computing unit, elevation angle computing unit and a laser radiation source height computing unit.

EFFECT: detection of sources of laser radiation with a subsequent suppression of them with a receiving device.

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IPC classes for russian patent Method for detection of sources of laser radiation and counteraction of their receiving systems. RU patent 2248587. (RU 2248587):

G01S17/06 - Systems determining position data of a target

G01C3/08 - Use of electric radiation detectors

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