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AIRCRAFT LANDING OPTICAL RECOGNITION EXPERIEMENT (ALORE)

Award Information
Agency: Department of Defense
Branch: Navy
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 12167
Amount: $50,280.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1990
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
1103 Deborah Dr
Huntsville, AL 35801
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Richard L Hartman
 (205) 880-0548
Business Contact
Phone: () -
Research Institution
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Abstract

THE NAVY DESIRES AN OPTICAL CORRELATOR SYSTEM TO DETERMINE AIRCRAFT PARAMETERS DURING THE TERMINAL PHASE OF LANDING ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. THE FOUNDER OF ADVANCED OPTICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (AOS) CONCEIVED AND DEVELOPED A SERIES OF OPTICAL CORRELATORS FOR MISE. TERMINAL GUIDANCE AND FOR SMART BOMBS. WE DEVELOPED A MULTICHANNEL TRACKING CORRELATOR WHICH WE PROPOSE TO APPLY TO THE AIRCRAFT LANDING PROBLEM. THE SYSTEM CONTINUALLY TRACKS AND COMPENSATES FOR THE SCALE OF THE TARGET. THUS THE SEARCH FOR WHEELS AND TAILHOOK IS AT A KNOWN SCALE. OUR EXPERIENCE IN MISSILE AND BOMB TERMINAL GUIDANCE MAKES US A LEADING CANDIDATE TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL OF OPTICAL CORRELATORS FOR AIRCRAFT TERMINAL PHASE OF LANDING. OUR ACCESS TO STATE OF THE ART CORRELATORS FOR AND TAILHOOK IS AT A KNOWN SCALE. OUR EXPERIENCE IN MISSILE AND BOMB TERMINAL GUIDANCE MAKES US A LEADING CANDIDATE TO DETERMINE THE POTENTIAL OF OPTICAL CORRELATORS FOR AIRCRAFT TERMINAL PHASE OF LANDING. OUR ACCESS TO STATE OF THE ART CORRELATORSFOR DESIGNING A SYSTEM FOR SHIPBOARD OPERATION. WE PREDICT SYSTEM PERFORMANCE: TRACKING - THREE MILES TO 100 FEET, INCLUDING AZIMUTH, ELEVATION, AND RANGE; IDENTIFICATION - TWO MILES; WHEELS DOWN -T ONE AND ONE HALF MILES; AND HOOK DOWN - ONE MILE.

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