Active tracking using multibeam illumination

Charles Higgs; Herbert T. Barclay; Salvatore J. Cusumano; Kenneth W. Billman

doi:10.1117/12.323935

8 September 1998 Active tracking using multibeam illumination

Charles Higgs, Herbert T. Barclay, Salvatore J. Cusumano, Kenneth W. Billman

Proceedings Volume 3381, Airborne Laser Advanced Technology; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323935
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

We have conducted active-tracking experiments in support of the Air Force's Airborne Laser program. These tests were conducted using the 5.4-km horizontal propagation range at the Lincoln Laboratory Firepond facility. Target illumination was accomplished using a multibeam illuminator laser provided by Lockheed Martin Missiles & Space; the tracking was performed using an imaging tracker provided by the Air Force Research Laboratory. Experiments were conducted using a number of different illuminator configurations, and with a variety of track algorithms. Results from these tests have quantified the performance benefits of multibeam illumination.

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Charles Higgs, Herbert T. Barclay, Salvatore J. Cusumano, and Kenneth W. Billman "Active tracking using multibeam illumination", Proc. SPIE 3381, Airborne Laser Advanced Technology, (8 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.323935

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