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Wide-Field Optic for Autonomous Acquisition of Laser Link

TBMG-9044

01/01/2011

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An innovation reported in “Two-Camera Acquisition and Tracking of a Flying Target,” NASA Tech Briefs, Vol. 32, No. 8 (August 2008), p. 20, used a commercial fish-eye lens and an electronic imaging camera for initially locating objects with subsequent handover to an actuated narrow-field camera. But this operated against a dark-sky background. An improved solution involves an optical design based on custom optical components for the wide-field optical system that directly addresses the key limitations in acquiring a laser signal from a moving source such as an aircraft or a spacecraft.

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"Wide-Field Optic for Autonomous Acquisition of Laser Link," Mobility Engineering, January 1, 2011.
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Jan 1, 2011
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TBMG-9044
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English