Concealed Origin Optical Locating System (COOLS).

Abstract

This report summarizes a demonstration test of a FLIR-compatible helicopter landing aid conducted at the Naval Weapons Center (NWC) in FY 1978. The system is a means by which the secure landing of helicopters can be accomplished in adverse visibility conditions. For this test, a night vision sensor (FLIR) was mounted with a CO2 laser illuminator on a UH-1N helicopter. The FLIR image was annotated with range to the landing site and closing rate data provided by a separate airborne electro-optical rangefinder. The landing site was equipped with a portable FLIR beacon (PFB) for long-range (greater than 3 kilometer) homing and a retroreflector array for landing site identification during short-range (less than 1.5 kilometer) approach and landing. Data were recorded in the aircraft and a video tape showing the results of testing the various elements of the system was generated. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA091118

Entities

People

  • Thomas E. Loftus

Organizations

  • Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Carbon Dioxide Lasers
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Control Panels
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Helicopters
  • Identification
  • Inverters
  • Lasers
  • Night Vision
  • Optical Detectors
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Tapes
  • Video
  • Video Tapes

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy