Strategy for laser guide star operations without human aircraft spotters

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7015, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Stomski, Paul J ^a   Goodrich, Bob ^a   Shimko, Steve ^a  

^a W M KECK OBSERVATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive optics; Aircraft safety; FAA; Laser guide star

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE OPTICS SYSTEMS; AIRCRAFT SAFETY; ASTRONOMICAL COMMUNITY; CONTROL MEASURES; FAA; FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION; LASER GUIDE STAR; OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES; PERFORMANCE VALIDATION; SAFETY SYSTEM;

ADAPTIVE OPTICS; AIRCRAFT; ASTRONOMICAL SATELLITES; ASTROPHYSICS; BUILDINGS; LASERS; OBSERVATORIES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SATELLITE NAVIGATION AIDS; SECURITY SYSTEMS;

LASER SAFETY;

EID: 66949162636     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.790274     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (8)

1. Federal Aviation Administration, Order 7400.2 "Procedures for Handling Airspace Matters", (2007)
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7. Society of Automotive Engineers Aerospace Recommended Practice ARP5293, "Safety Considerations for Lasers Projected in the Navigable Airspace", (2005)
8. Bec, M., et al., "Gemini all-sky camera for laser guide star operations", Proc. SPIE 7019-91, 2008