Operationally capable lidar

Author

Carr, John ; Root, James ; Fetner, Robert ; Richmond, Richard

Author_Institution

Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1998

fDate

13-17 Jul 1998

Firstpage

428

Lastpage

433

Abstract

The Airdrop Ballistic Winds (ABW) team, within the Air Force Research Laboratory, Sensors Directorate, Electro-Optic (EO) Sensor Technology Division, Multi-Function EO Branch (AFRL/SNJM), at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is preparing to flight test a 2 micron laser radar (lidar) inside a modified C-130 fuel pod. This system, called the Operationally Capable Lidar (OCL), is designed to provide real-time, 3-Dimensional maps of wind fields between the aircraft and the ground, and is expected to significantly improve airdrop accuracy from high altitudes. This paper briefly describes the wind profiling system, the Precision Airdrop Simulation (PADS), and upcoming flight test activities, including the Precision Airdrop Integrated Demonstration which will be conducted at Yuma Proving Grounds (YPG), Arizona, from 29 August through 12 September 1998

Keywords

atmospheric measuring apparatus; digital simulation; geophysics computing; military computing; military radar; optical radar; real-time systems; wind; 2 mum; 3D maps; Air Force; Airdrop Ballistic Winds; C-130 fuel pod; Wright-Patterson AFB; Yuma Proving Grounds; airdrop accuracy; electrooptic sensor; flight test; inertial navigation; integrated demonstration; laser radar; multi-function; precision airdrop simulation; real-time; scanner; wind fields; wind profiling; Aerospace simulation; Aircraft; Electrooptic devices; Force sensors; Fuels; Laboratories; Laser radar; Lasers and electrooptics; Real time systems; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1998. NAECON 1998. Proceedings of the IEEE 1998 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

ISSN

0547-3578

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4449-9

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1998.710146

Filename

710146