Adaptive beam control based on return statistics: laboratory real-time simulation

Santasri Basu; David Voelz; Susan Chandler; Gordon Lukesh

doi:10.1117/12.618842

23 August 2005 Adaptive beam control based on return statistics: laboratory real-time simulation

Santasri Basu, David Voelz, Susan Chandler, Gordon Lukesh

Proceedings Volume 5895, Target-in-the-Loop: Atmospheric Tracking, Imaging, and Compensation II; 58950M (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618842
Event: Optics and Photonics 2005, 2005, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Laser pointing systems suffer from random errors and biases causing off-axis pointing and loss of signal at the target. Often sensors are not available at the target location to provide pointing related information. The present paper outlines a novel technique to adaptively control the beam pointing real-time based on boresight estimates obtained using the statistics of the reflected signal from the target, thus eliminating the need of beam position sensors at the target. A field realization of this technique is discussed. Also a laboratory arrangement that works successfully on this approach is demonstrated.

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Santasri Basu, David Voelz, Susan Chandler, and Gordon Lukesh "Adaptive beam control based on return statistics: laboratory real-time simulation", Proc. SPIE 5895, Target-in-the-Loop: Atmospheric Tracking, Imaging, and Compensation II, 58950M (23 August 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.618842

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