Dynamic target board for ABL-ACT performance characterization

Charles Higgs; Prescott C. Grey; James G Mooney; Robert E Hatch; R. R. Carlson; Daniel V. Murphy

doi:10.1117/12.356960

3 August 1999 Dynamic target board for ABL-ACT performance characterization

Charles Higgs, Prescott C. Grey, James G Mooney, Robert E Hatch, R. R. Carlson, Daniel V. Murphy

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Proceedings Volume 3706, Airborne Laser Advanced Technology II; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356960
Event: AeroSense '99, 1999, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We have constructed a target-board platform to provide adaptive-optics and tracking performance characterization for the Airborne Laser Advanced Concepts Testbed program. The target board comprises 1536 discrete sensors distributed over a 1-meter by 2.5-meter array mounted to the side of a specially modified Cessna Caravan aircraft. The aircraft platform includes multiple beacon sources for adaptive- optics and tracking, a large-capacity data-recording system and a real-time telemetry ground-link for data display. In this paper we provide an overview of the target-board platform. We discuss the results of requirements analysis for target-board detector configuration, and describe the detailed design and capabilities of the various sub-systems.

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Charles Higgs, Prescott C. Grey, James G Mooney, Robert E Hatch, R. R. Carlson, and Daniel V. Murphy "Dynamic target board for ABL-ACT performance characterization", Proc. SPIE 3706, Airborne Laser Advanced Technology II, (3 August 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356960

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