SBIR/STTR Research Award
LOW COST OPTICAL POINTER TRACKER
Award amount
$49,962Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1987Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Defense
- Branch
- Navy
- Recipient company
- Eos Inc
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- Not reported
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- Not reported
Research abstract
AN "OPTICAL VERNIER" IS PROPOSED WHICH WILL ALLOW CLOSED LOOP, HIGH PRECISION POINTING AND TRACKING OF A RECEIVER FOR LINE-OF-SIGHT, SHIP-TO-SHIP OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS. USING REFLECTING CORNER CUBES AS A FEEDBACK DEVICE, THE VERNIER ALLOWS VERY HIGH PRECISION TRACKING USING INEXPENSIVE GIMBALS. TRACKING IS DONE BY DEFLECTING THE OUTPUT BEAM RATHER THAN GIMBALLING THE ENTIRE TRANSMITTER.
Technology keywords
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