STUDY OF DETERMINE DESIGN CRITERIA FOR A STEREO FIBER OPTIC PERISCOPE FOR AIRCRAFT APPLICATION.

Abstract

A program was conducted to investigate the feasibility of substituting a fiber optics periscope system for conventional direct viewing through the windshield in high performance aircraft operation. The requirements for a stereoscopic image presentation possessing time, distance, and spacial relationship are delineated. The stringent specifications imposed on dual fiber bundles by the stereoscopic application led to the successful development of a single-bundle telescope with flicker-free time sharing. A working model to demonstrate the single-bundle, time-shared system was constructed. Methods for providing display systems with long eye relief and large exit pupils are described. A working model incorporating a large spherical mirror was constructed for use with stereo slides to demonstrate these principles. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 10, 1967
Accession Number
AD0651060

Entities

People

  • H. T. Betz

Organizations

  • IIT Research Institute

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Design Criteria
  • Display Systems
  • Fiber Optics
  • Optical Equipment
  • Optics
  • Periscopes
  • Specifications
  • Standards
  • Telescopes
  • Windshields

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space