Directional Two Axis Optical Inclinometer.

Abstract

This invention relates to an inclinometer which employs a laser light source with a transparent liquid and a gas and the laws of optics to reflect the light source to a detector which provides signals for measuring the tilt angle and the direction of tilt from the local horizontal. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 07, 1980
Accession Number
ADD007617

Entities

People

  • Clifford G. Walker
  • Escar L. Bailey

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detectors
  • Directional
  • Inventions
  • Light Sources

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Optical Fiber Sensing and Electromagnetic Propagation.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy