Flight test of an imaging O2(X-b) monocular passive ranging instrument

Joel R. Anderson; Michael R. Hawks; Kevin C. Gross; Glen P. Perram

doi:10.1117/12.883484

25 May 2011 Flight test of an imaging O₂(X-b) monocular passive ranging instrument

Joel R. Anderson, Michael R. Hawks, Kevin C. Gross, Glen P. Perram

Proceedings Volume 8020, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications VIII; 802005 (2011) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883484
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2011, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

An instrument for monocular passive ranging based on atmospheric oxygen absorption near 762 nm has been designed, built and deployed to track emissive targets. An intensified CCD array is coupled to variable band pass liquid crystal filter and 3.5 - 8.8 degree field of view optics. The system was first deployed for a ground test viewing a static jet engine in afterburner at ranges of 0.35 - 4.8 km, establishing a range error of 15%. The instrument was also flight tested in a C-12 imaging an the exhaust plume of another aircraft afterburner at ranges up to 11 km.

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Joel R. Anderson, Michael R. Hawks, Kevin C. Gross, and Glen P. Perram "Flight test of an imaging O₂(X-b) monocular passive ranging instrument", Proc. SPIE 8020, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications VIII, 802005 (25 May 2011); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.883484

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