SBIR/STTR Research Award
REMOTE WIND SENSING
Award amount
$49,880Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1989Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- PHOTOMETRICS, INC.
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
WE PROPOSE A PROCEDURE FOR MAPPING THE THREE DIMENSIONAL WIND FIELD ABOUT THE SUPERSTRUCTURE OF SHIPS USING AN EYESAFE, COHERENT, PULSED, BACKSCATTER LIDAR. PRESENT OPTICAL HETERODYNE DETECTION TECHNIQUES TOGETHER WITH RECENT LASER ADVANCES ALLOW FOR ATTAINMENT OF THE SPATIAL AND VELOCITY RESOLUTION NECESSARY FOR THE EVALUATION OF WIND EFFECTS ON ARRIVING/DEPARTING AIRCRAFT. THE DATA PROCESSING PROPOSED WILL PROVIDE FOR BOTH REALTIME RANGE VS RADIAL VELOCITY DISPALY AND DATA STORAGE FOR LATER ANALYSIS. THE REAL TIME DISPLAY WILL ENABLE REMOTE SAMPLING OF WIND ALONG THE FLIGHT PATH UNDER OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS.
Technology keywords
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