EO3: tester for emerging electro-optical systems

Author

Highland, Ronald ; Albright, Dan ; Pudlo, Dave ; Robinson, Thomas, Jr. ; Hobbs, James

Author_Institution

Northrop Grumman Corp., Rolling Meadows, IL

fYear

2005

fDate

26-29 Sept. 2005

Firstpage

223

Lastpage

229

Abstract

This paper provides a detailed explanation of new test capabilities developed for and deployed in the Navy CASS (Consolidated Automated Support System) station. The EO3 system is the third generation EOSS (Electro-Optical Sub-System). The second generation EOSS is currently deployed in the Navy CASS and Army IFTE (Integrated Family of Test Equipment) stations. The EO3 performance supports testing middle wave and long wave FLIRs (Forward Looking InfraRed), SWIR (Short Wave InfraRed) cameras, visible cameras, range gated cameras, laser rangefinders, laser designators, laser spot trackers, continuous wave lasers, multi-laser coboresights, and supporting gimbal/tracking systems. Novel techniques are employed to address extremely accurate sensor to laser boresighting in a vibrational environment, 2-dimensional modulation transfer function testing, and multiple laser boresight measurements

Keywords

automatic test equipment; cameras; electro-optical devices; EO3 tester; EOSS; FLIR; IFTE; Navy CASS; SWIR; consolidated automated support system; continuous wave laser; electro-optical system; forward looking infrared camera; laser designators; laser rangefinders; laser spot tracker; modulation transfer function testing; multi-laser coboresight; multiple laser boresight measurement; range gated camera; short wave infrared camera; supporting gimbal/tracking system; visible camera; Automatic testing; Cameras; Laser feedback; Lasers and electrooptics; Optical design; Production facilities; Pulse measurements; System testing; Target tracking; Vibration measurement;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Autotestcon, 2005. IEEE

Conference_Location

Orlando, FL

Print_ISBN

0-7803-9101-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AUTEST.2005.1609133

Filename

1609133