DocumentCode
1137020
Title
Remote Attitude Sensing with Polarization-Modulated Light
Author
Barnard, Thomas W. ; Wasserman, Julian ; Schroeder, John B.
Author_Institution
Perkin-Elmer Corporation Danbury, Conn. 06810
Issue
2
fYear
1972
fDate
3/1/1972 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
156
Lastpage
160
Abstract
A system concept for remote measurement of vehicle orientation with only passive devices mounted on a vehicle is presented. Three channels of polarization-modulated light are used to determine all three degrees of freedom of vehicle orientation. Two important system components are described, a polarization rotator and a retroreflector which leaves the polarization state invariant. Also, the method of data reduction is outlined and the system accuracy is discussed.
Keywords
Atmospheric measurements; Goniometers; Intensity modulation; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical polarization; Optical propagation; Optical transmitters; Phase modulation; Vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9251
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TAES.1972.309484
Filename
4102923
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