Radiation Scanning and Detection System.

Abstract

A source of radiation is detected by an optical scanning system including a rotating mirror and an array of V-shaped detector elements. The detectors are arranged in vertically stacked pairs in a common plane, with the time of travel of a target image between a given pair of detectors determining the azimuth and elevation coordinates of the target. Signals from the detectors are amplified, filtered and passed through a processor which provides the desired information from the time and spatial relationships of the target and detectors. Each pair of detectors covers a given sector of the elevation angle scanned by the total array. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 08, 1983
Accession Number
ADD010368

Entities

People

  • Scott H. Cameron

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Elevation
  • Optical Scanning
  • Scanning

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Phased Array Antenna Design.
  • Radar Systems Engineering.