Advances in tactical laser radar

Author

MacDonald, Adam

Author_Institution

Test Pilot Sch., US Air Force, Edwards AFB, CA

fYear

2009

fDate

7-14 March 2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

10

Abstract

Laser radar has enjoyed significant advances over the past decade. Novel sensor topologies, compact laser illuminators, and advanced signal processing have enabled the construction of low power, portable 2-D and 3-D laser vision systems. The applications of such systems range from surveillance, targeting, weapons guidance, and remote scene measurement, to target identification and atmospheric characterization. This paper serves to assemble some recent significant examples of laser radar in the context of emergent tactical applications. Strengths and limitations of competing topologies are also examined.

Keywords

atmospheric techniques; computer vision; military radar; object detection; optical radar; remote sensing by laser beam; video surveillance; advanced signal processing; atmospheric characterization; laser illuminators; laser radar; remote scene measurement; sensor topologies; surveillance; tactical applications; target identification; targeting; three-dimensional laser vision; two-dimensional laser vision; weapons guidance; Laser radar; Layout; Machine vision; Power lasers; Radar signal processing; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Sensor systems; Surveillance; Topology; Weapons;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace conference, 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Big Sky, MT

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2621-8

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2622-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/AERO.2009.4839454

Filename

4839454