Atmospheric and Turbulence Monitoring Sensors
Abstract
Sarwat Chappell, ONR Code 333 Approved for Public ReleaseOngoing ONR and other DoD research within the Wave Propagation Research Gro,up (WPRG) at the Townes Laser Institute (TISTEF) of the College of Optics and Photonics at the University of Central Florida (CREOL), focuses on the effects of atmospheric turbulence on optical systems operating through the atmosphere. The WPRG has developed, and,experimentally verified, mathematical models for free atmospheric turbulence for predicting the performance of optical systems such,as laser communications, laser designators, laser radar and illumination imaging systems, and to support the identification and anal,ysis of High Energy Laser (HEL) laser weapon systems. These models have been developed and experimentally verified for continuous is,otropic turbulence along the propagation path. This proposal is to obtain additional and expanded complementary instrumentation whi,ch, when added to our existing instrumentation, will help with verifying current mathematical models, and for expanding the modeling, for non-homogeneous and anisotropic atmospheric turbulence. Such turbulence is generated over non-uniform terrain, above mountains,, in urban environments, around airborne vehicles, and local heat sources such as fires and vehicle engine exhaust. These conditions, need to be modeled and understood in order to develop successful operational instrument systems. The instrumentation we propose to,add to our current complement of instruments is described in this proposal and includes a varied selection of instruments and source,s to provide extensive data, to support the math models created to describe and predict atmospheric conditions. These experimentally, verified math models will aid in the prediction of the operational characteristics of proposed new optical and laser-based systems., When the data is then processed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) algorithms the performance prediction,s become much more robust and accurate.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Jul 13, 2022
- Source ID
- N000142212332
Entities
People
- Robert Crabbs
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy
- University of Central Florida Board of Trustees