APPLICATIONS OF BINARY OPTICS IN MISSILE SYSTEMS

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: THE PROPOSED PROJECT WILL RESULT IN A DEFINITIVE CHARCTERIZATION OF THE BENEFITS PROVIDED BY EMPLOYING BINARY OPTICAL ELMENTS (BOES) IN A MISSILE SYSTEM OPTICAL SENSOR. THE STUDY WILL USE A CURRENT STATE-OF-THE-ART MISSILE SENSOR, WHICH DOES NOT CONTAIN BOES, AS THE BASIS FOR COMPARISON. THIS OPTICAL SYSTEM WILL BE REDESIGNED TO EMPLOY BOES. THE LOCATION OF THE BOES WITHIN THE SENSOR WILL BE THE SUBJECT OF A SERIES OF TRADES WHICH WILL CULMINATE IN A FULLY OPTIMIZED FINAL DESIGN AT THE END OF PHASE I. THE MECHANICAL DESIGN, FABRICATION, ASSEMBLY AND TEST WILL FOLLOW IN PHASE II. ANTICIPATED BENEFITS: THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PHASE I PROGRAM WILL MAKE POSSIBLE A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN PERFORMANCE AND REDUCTIONS IN SIZE AND COST FOR THE NEXT GENERATION MILITARY AND COMMERCIAL SENSORS, WITH EMPHASIS ON MISSILE SYSTEMS AND ROBOTICS APPLICATIONS.