Airborne Optical Systems.

Abstract

This work involved providing scientific, technical and engineering service to design, construct, test and calibrate a new airborne optical system for the Airborne Ionospheric Laboratory. The system measures low light level airglow and auroral emission features, and consists of photometers, spectrometers, all sky intensified monochromatic CCD imaging, and data acquisition and instrument control electronics. The system includes special purpose software to facilitate all phases of instrument operation, data acquisition and recording, and real time data display. This report provides an overview of the complete system, and refers the reader to detailed technical documentation provided separately in the form of user manuals. Keywords: Charge coupled devices; Photometers; Spectrometers, Low light level Imaging; CCD camera system; Aurora; Airglow.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 20, 1986
Accession Number
ADA172173

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Eather

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Classification
  • Computers
  • Connectors
  • Data Acquisition
  • Detectors
  • Digital Images
  • Electronics
  • Fiber Optics
  • Image Processing
  • Junction Boxes
  • Power Supplies
  • Security
  • Stepper Motors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics