Title :
Operationally capable lidar
Author :
Carr, John ; Root, James ; Fetner, Robert ; Richmond, Richard
Author_Institution :
Res. Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1998. NAECON 1998. Proceedings of the IEEE 1998 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4449-9
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1998.710146
