Title :
Airdrop ballistic winds operationally capable lidar
Author :
Carr, Jerry ; Root, J. ; Fetner, R. ; Salisbury, M. ; Richmond, R.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Res. Lab. Sensors, Wright Res. & Dev. Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
fDate :
5/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The Airdrop Ballistic Winds (ABW) team at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, conducted flight tests of its 2 μm laser radar (lidar). This system, called the Operationally Capable Lidar (OCL), was installed in a modified C-130 fuel pod. The OCL was designed to: (1) provide real-time, 3-D maps of wind fields between the aircraft and the ground; and (2) significantly improve airdrop accuracy from high altitudes. This paper briefly describes the OCL, the Precision Airdrop simulation (PADS) tool, and flight test activities, including the Precision Airdrop Integrated Demonstration.
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; airborne radar; ballistics; military radar; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; wind; airdrop accuracy; airdrop ballistic winds; atmospheric backscatter; flight tests; high altitudes; inertial navigation unit; lidar wind profiling system; modified C-130 fuel pod; operationally capable lidar; precision airdrop integrated demonstration; precision airdrop simulation tool; real-time 3D maps; wind fields; Aerosols; Aircraft; Atmospheric measurements; Electrooptic devices; Force sensors; Laser radar; Optical scattering; Testing; Transceivers; Wind;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
