Directed Beam Alignment System Testing Program.
Abstract
A technique has been developed for six-degree-or-freedom coordinate frame alignment between remote battlefield vehicles. It was developed specifically for a High Energy Laser Weapon application which must hand off a target from a radar vehicle to a laser vehicle to milliradian accuracy. Laboratory hardware was used from rooftops in Redondo Beach to validate the concept experimentally. In a field environment, an alignment should take less than 30 sec, work to ranges beyond 3 km, and work in visibilities less than 4 km. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 04, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA119460
Entities
People
- Robert F. Gates