Control, Filtering and Prediction for Phased Arrays in Directed Energy Systems

Abstract

Under this project, UCLA researchers have developed new methods for filtering, prediction and system identification in adaptive optics for high energy laser systems including phased arrays. The research has concentrated on wavefront prediction in digital holography. The methods developed can achieve significant improvements in on-target Strehl ratios and tracking jitter for phased array high energy laser systems. The main contribution of the research is a state-space prediction filter that provides a near optimal initial condition for image sharpening, thereby making image sharpening and digital holography feasible in real time adaptive optics.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2016
Accession Number
AD1019649

Entities

People

  • Steve Gibson

Organizations

  • University of California, Los Angeles

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Optics
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Arrays
  • Detectors
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Energy
  • Filters
  • Filtration
  • High Energy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Holography
  • Lasers
  • Optics
  • Phased Arrays
  • Strehl Ratio
  • Wavefronts

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Adaptive Control and Estimation with Uncertainty in Dynamic Systems.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers