Device for Seeing through Battlefield Smokes and Aerosols.

Abstract

This application discloses a device for seeing through battlefield smokes or aerosols that utilizes a high power pulsed laser to burn or punch a hole through the smoke or aerosol and then uses a thermal imaging device for viewing through the hole to determine objects being camouflaged by said smoke or aerosol screen.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 02, 1981
Accession Number
ADD008689

Entities

People

  • Robert G. Polk
  • Thomas G. Miller

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Battlefields
  • Combat Areas
  • Lasers
  • Light Amplifiers
  • Pulsed Lasers

Readers

  • Aerosol Science/Aerosol Physics
  • Semiconductor Device Technology
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy