Laser Range Safety Tool (LRST) BRDF Reference

Abstract

LRST is a software tool for calculating reflected energy hazards in the context of test range development of the Airborne Laser (ABL) system. The LRST software package consists of a suite of programs that provide facilities for describing and simulating test scenarios, including the range, the ABL aircraft laser complement, the target, and the observers. This manual provides a detailed description of the physical basis for the reflection models (BRDFs) implemented in LRST and methods for extracting Maxwell-Beard BRDFs from laboratory measurements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA417649

Entities

People

  • Gregg Crockett

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Algorithms
  • Dielectrics
  • Diffraction
  • Finishes
  • Geometry
  • Measurement
  • Optical Properties
  • Range Safety
  • Reflection
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Safety
  • Scattering
  • Surface Roughness

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Spectroscopy.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy