Development of a Laser Line Scan LIDAR Imaging System for AUV Use

Abstract

Our overall goal is to develop a "next generation" underwater optical imaging system for deployment on an Autonomous Underwater Vehicle. The system is predicted to have extended range performance (> 3 total attenuation lengths). This project is an extension of work that was initiated after the successful outcome of SBIR Phase I and II programs that demonstrated that a new type of fiber laser could be developed that would fulfill the necessary role in a "next generation" underwater Laser Line Scan System for deployment on an AUV. Here, funds have been allocated to build two underwater "pods" that are suitable for inclusion deployment on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA541242

Entities

People

  • Jules S. Jaffe

Organizations

  • Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomous Underwater Vehicles
  • Backscattering
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Deployment
  • Diffraction
  • Electronic Components
  • Engineering
  • Heat Sinks
  • Laser Pulses
  • Lasers
  • Light Sources
  • Optical Fiber Lasers
  • Scattering
  • Sea Testing
  • Signal Processing
  • Underwater Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Medical Imaging.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy