System requirements for active optical search and rescue

Author

Field, Christopher T. ; Millar, Pamela S.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, MD, USA

Volume

3

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1800

Abstract

This paper describes an lidar remote sensing system for searching for lost planes and watercraft. We present a simple expression for the average laser power required to search at a particular rate given a required ground level energy density. The required ground level energy density is determined by the target characteristics and background light which has a solar component. While several important parameters are not well known, active probing for lost planes and boats may be practical

Keywords

airborne radar; aircraft; optical radar; radar detection; remote sensing; remote sensing by laser beam; search radar; ships; active optical search and rescue; background light; boats; ground level energy density; laser power; lidar remote sensing system; lost planes; target characteristics; watercraft; Boats; Computer crashes; Laser beams; Laser modes; Laser radar; Optical materials; Optical sensors; Probability; Remote sensing; Search methods;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International

Conference_Location

Lincoln, NE

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3068-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516805

Filename

516805