Procedure for the Reduction of IR Scanner Data

Abstract

The IR scanning camera is widely accepted as the best source of real- time laser beam diagnostics. It is also the most detailed, and hence requires an extensive amount of data reduction and interpretation to produce a tractable output. The hardware, software and experience needed to process and display IR scanner data has been developed at BRL. The codes are production oriented, resulting in fast turn-around time with a minimum of tape handling. This report discusses the steps necessary in the IR scanner reduction process, including analytical bases for the smoothing and fitting portions of the scanner beam interpretation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA039919

Entities

People

  • J. T. Klopcic
  • John E. Kammerer

Organizations

  • Ballistic Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cameras
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Corporations
  • Data Processing
  • Data Reduction
  • Hard Copy
  • High Energy Lasers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Measurement
  • Peak Power
  • Standards
  • Time Intervals
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy