Advanced Airborne Optical Sensing
Abstract
The Advanced Airborne Optical Sensing program developed electro-optical and infrared sensors and processing technologies for aerial platforms. Significant challenges arose as the result of two warfighting trends. First, the ever-changing mix of airborne platforms now includes a greater number of smaller UAVs. Second, the target set is increasingly challenging and now includes vehicles and individual dismounts that operate under foliage and in urban canyons, using camouflage, obscurants, and other means of concealment. In response to these challenges, the Advanced Airborne Optical Sensing program developed enhanced optical, electro-optical, photonic and other technologies for airborne optical sensing systems. The remaining effort in this program, HALOE (High Altitude Lidar Operations Experiment), demonstrated, in an operational environment, the full capability of a 3-D imaging system. HALOE successfully completed the CONUS flight testing phase and was deployed OCONUS for further testing and system checkout to address current and emerging needs of U.S. forces under the direction of commanders in theater during 2011. The completed HALOE system transitioned to the U.S. Army.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2015
- Source ID
- 209bc4a8a1bb0c3ad5f2824ce43dee6a
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