NASA Langley Research Center has been developing and using coherent lidar systems for many years. The current projects at LaRC are the Global Wind Observing Sounder (GWOS) mission preparation, the Laser Risk Reduction Program (LRRP), the Instrument Incubator Program (IIP) compact, rugged Doppler wind lidar project, the Autonomous precision Landing and Hazard detection and Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) project for lunar landing, and the Skywalker project to find and use thermals to extend UAV flight time. These five projects encompass coherent lidar technology development; characterization, validation, and calibration facilities; compact, rugged packaging; computer simulation; trade studies; data acquisition, processing, and display development; system demonstration; and space mission design. This paper will further discuss these activities at LaRC.
Coherent Lidar Activities at NASA Langley Research Center
2007
4 pages
Report
No indication
English
Optics & Lasers , Meteorological Data Collection, Analysis, & Weather , Space Technology , Optical radar , Coherent radar , Wind measurement , Earth sciences , Sensors , Test facilities , Fabrication , Hazards , Pilotless aircraft , Autonomy , Lunar landing , Lunar surface , Research projects , Telescopes , Transmitter receivers , Computerized simulation , Data acquisition , Technology utilization , Flight time , Semiconductor lasers
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