Signal-Conditioning Electronics for a Vector Velocity Laser Velocimeter.

Abstract

The signal-conditioning electronics used to interface a recently developed Bragg cell-type vector velocity laser velocimeter (LV) to a signal processor and data acquisition system are described. The Bragg cell LV elininates the 180-deg velocity direction ambiguity problem of the conventional LV but in turn imposes a unique signal-conditioning problem. The signal characteristics and the signal-conditioning problem are defined, and signal-conditioning electronic circuits are described. Initial LV system evaluation data are presented for two orthogonal velocity component, atmospheric wind measurements. The Bragg cell LV-electronics system is shown to be readily expandable to a three-dimensional vector velocity measurement system. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0755842

Entities

People

  • F. L. Crosswy
  • J. O. Hornkohl

Organizations

  • Arnold Engineering Development Complex

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acousto-Optic Modulators
  • Acquisition
  • Ambiguity
  • Circuits
  • Cooperation
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Electronics
  • Laser Velocimeters
  • Measurement
  • Measuring Instruments
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Three Dimensional
  • Velocimeters

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Linear Algebra

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems