Laser Rangefinder, AN/GVS-5 (XE-2)
Abstract
The report describes the effort to design, fabricate, and test a hand-held laser rangefinder weighing less than 5 pounds. The effort was initiated in early 1970 when the technology had achieved a potential for success. The use of Nd:YAG in the laser transmitter (which requires less input energy than previous rangefinders using a ruby transmitter) and the development of a highly sensitive, temperature compensated, silicon avalanche receiver permitted a tenfold reduction in weight of the battery, power supply, pulse forming network and the laser transmitter as compared to previous designs. In addition, a further significant reduction in weight was obtained by the use of Medium Scale Integrated (MSI) electronics in hybrid packages for the majority of circuitry used in the rangefinder. In late 1972 fabrication and testing of three XE-2 model rangefinders was completed. The XE-2 uses a 7 x 50 optical system, weighs 4 3/4 pounds, and ranges to 10 km with an error of plus or minus 10 m.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1974
- Accession Number
- ADA005275
Entities
People
- Frederick A. Kobylarz
- Richard D. Brady
- Richard J. Newton
- Richard P. Tuttle
Organizations
- United States Army Communications-Electronics Command