Sensor Support for the DARPA Autonomous Land Vehicle Program

Abstract

Final report on vision-sensor support for the DARPA Autonomous Land Vehicle (ALV) program. ERIM fabricated three laser-ranging sensors (0.82 micron) for the program and one active multispectral ranging (MS) sensor. This report describes the sensors and support provided to the ALV contractors receiving the sensors during the period July 1984 through August 1987. The MS sensor was given only limited laboratory testing and never adapted to the autonomous vehicle. The report also discusses on-going research related to diode-pumped lasers. Keywords: Laser radar; Vision sensors; 3-D sensor; Active sensor; Multispectral sensor; Autonomous land vehicle; ALV.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA219308

Entities

People

  • Christopher Miller
  • D. Zuk
  • K. Gleichman
  • L. Harmon
  • T. Miciek

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Contractors
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Dye Lasers
  • Fabrication
  • Frequency
  • Laser Applications
  • Laser Beams
  • Laser Diodes
  • Lasers
  • Light (Electromagnetic Radiation)
  • Optical Materials
  • Optics
  • Repetition Rate
  • Short-Wavelength Infrared Radiation
  • Solid State Lasers
  • Three Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Directed Energy