Stereo at the Speed of Light: High-Speed Digital Stereo Imaging at up to 100 Million Frames Per Second

Abstract

When shutter speeds approach a nanosecond you set your experiment up using a tape measure. Light-in-Flight imaging takes over when the length of the pulse and the shutter time can relate to a distance of two or three meters. This paper addresses the development of next generation ultrahigh speed digital imaging system and their application to stereo photography of ballistic, penetration, fragmentation, and spray events. Applications of high speed imaging from 1000 to 100 million frames per second are discussed along with the software used to evaluate various experimental methods. Applications range from ultra-high resolution still imaging using a laser strobe to laser illuminated digital movies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 26, 2001
Accession Number
ADP012485

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Snyder

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Cameras
  • Charge Coupled Devices
  • Commerce
  • Digital Cameras
  • Electro-Optics
  • High Resolution
  • High Speed Photography
  • Images
  • Light Sources
  • Military Research
  • Optics
  • Photography
  • Physical Sciences
  • Projectiles
  • Ruby Lasers

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Computer Vision.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy