Multifunction laser radar

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3707, Issue , 1999, Pages 222-233

  Hutchinson, James A ^a   Trussell, Charlie W ^a   Allik, Toomas H ^b   Hamlin, Scott J ^c   McCarthy, Jack C ^d   Bowers, Mark S ^e   Jack, Michael D ^f  

^a U S ARMY   (United States)

^b SCIENCE APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION   (United States)

^c Megawaft Lasers   (United States)

^d LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^e ACULIGHT CORPORATION   (United States)

^f RAYTHEON COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Eyesafe; Laser Radar; Linear Photodiode Array; Obstacle Avoidance; Wire Detection

Indexed keywords

COLLISION AVOIDANCE; MILITARY APPLICATIONS; MILITARY MAPPING; OBSTACLE DETECTORS; OPTICAL RADAR; PULSE REPETITION RATE; RADAR; RADAR SYSTEMS; RADAR TARGET RECOGNITION; TRACKING RADAR;

EYE-SAFE; EYE-SAFE LASERS; NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE; OBSTACLE DETECTION; PHOTODIODE ARRAYS; REPETITION RATE; TARGET RECOGNITION; TERRAIN MAPPING;

LASER APPLICATIONS;

EID: 84995730486     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.351347     Document Type: Conference Paper

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