A Laser Test Set for the Low-Power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment Satellite

Abstract

A laser test set (LATS) was designed for the Low-Power Atmospheric Compensation Experiment (LACE) satellite. LATS provided functional tests for the satellite prior to launch. Laser radiation replicating that to be employed in the satellite experiments irradiated the satellite sensors to qualitatively verify performance. LATS required a rapid, automated goniometer 2-axis pointing system. The algorithm to correct for the tangential distortion that is introduced when a spherical surface is mapped onto a planar target is described in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 24, 1991
Accession Number
ADA242703

Entities

People

  • Bonnie Light
  • G. L. Trusty
  • J. A. Welch
  • T. H. Cosden

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Brushless Dc Motors
  • Cartesian Coordinates
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Power Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Test Sets
  • Vacuum Chambers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers