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Development of a Novel Wind Lidar

Award Information

Agency:
Department of Defense 		Branch:
Air Force 		Award ID:
26181 		Program Year/Program:
1994 / SBIR
Agency Tracking Number:
26181 		Solicitation Year:
N/A 		Solicitation Topic Code:
N/A 		Solicitation Number:
N/A
Small Business Information
SCIENCE & ENGINEERING ASSOC., INC.
6100 Uptown Blvd. NE Suite 700 Albuquerque, NM 87110
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Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No
 
Phase 1
Fiscal Year: 1994
Title: Development of a Novel Wind Lidar
Agency / Branch: DOD / USAF
Contract: N/A
Award Amount: $59,624.00
 

Abstract:

This proposal is to develop a new incoherent Doppler lj.dar system for atmospheric wind measurement with a high accuracy over a few tens of kilometer range from a ground based or airborne! platform. This sensor is based on the pseudo-random modulatioii cw ladar technique in conjunction with a new incoherent Dop'pler lidar method# in which the return PEN laser signal is passec^ through a Doppler filter before being digitally processed to datejcmine range resolved wind velocity in real time. In the baseline system configuration, a few seconds' signal integration will I3rovide the required signal to noise ratio for a few percan'b accuracy measurement which will be corresponding to 1 m/s accurac:y over a 50 m/sec dynamic range. consisting of a transmitter module, PEN data module and a receiver module, the sensor will ha ciompact and lightweight with low power consumption and low cost. In this novel configuration# the sensor will be intrinsically inssinsitive to noise, background radiation, and other system bias, thereby performing autonomous and maintenance-free operations. Phase I efforts will encompass the feasibility experiment for the concept, critical system analysis, and the preliminary system design.

Principal Investigator:

H. Sang Lee
3019891896

Business Contact:

Small Business Information at Submission:

Science & Engineering
4040 Blackburn Ln., Ste. 105 Burtonsville, MD 20866

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Number of Employees:
Woman-Owned: No
Minority-Owned: No
HUBZone-Owned: No