Flight Demonstration of New NRL Real-Time Data Acquisition System and Laser Video Waveform Sampler.

Abstract

A new NRL Laser Video Waveform Sampler and Real-Time Data Acquisition System were installed in a RP-3A aircraft and data were obtained in a test flight over the Great Dismal Swamp area on 28 June 1982. The data are in time amplitude pairs, which give both range and reflectivity, and are stored on magnetic tape. The returns show reflections from various levels of the canopy. The results show that it is possible to profile a complicated terrain in order to determine the vegetation and undergrowth height and the relative reflectivities of the various surface. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 03, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145126

Entities

People

  • C. S. Lin
  • D. L. Hammond
  • E. A. Uliana

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Amplitude
  • Classification
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Connectors
  • Data Acquisition
  • Data Transmission
  • Laser Diodes
  • Laser Pulses
  • Magnetic Tape
  • Military Research
  • Reflectivity
  • Security
  • Tapes
  • Waveforms

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Urban Planning and Geography.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy