• DocumentCode
    1064896
  • Title

    A laser precision hover sensor for HLH helicopter

  • Author

    Herzog, D. ; Ammon, G. ; Stephenson, C.

  • Author_Institution
    Advanced Technology Labs., RCA Corp., Camden, NJ, USA
  • Volume
    11
  • Issue
    9
  • fYear
    1975
  • fDate
    9/1/1975 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    873
  • Lastpage
    874
  • Abstract
    A Heavy Lift Helicopter (HLH) is being designed to have a load handling capability up to 73,000 lbs. (80% of a Boeing 707-320c capability). Specific use is for cargo handling from truck, rails and even ships under running conditions in high sea state. Damage easily reuslts from mishandling of large loads thereby requiring the helicopter to have the capability of ??freezing?? in mid-air or dynamically matching the motion of a heaving deck. An experimental sensor and performance is described.
  • Keywords
    Helicopters; Laser beams; Optical pulses; Pulse amplifiers; Pulse circuits; Pulse measurements; Pulse modulation; Sensor phenomena and characterization;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Quantum Electronics, IEEE Journal of
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/JQE.1975.1068959
  • Filename
    1068959