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LADAR applications for orbital debris removal / by Xiang Zhu

By: Resource type: Ressourcentyp: Buch (Online)Book (Online)Language: English Series: SPIE spotlight ; vol. SL08Publisher: Bellingham, Washington : SPIE, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 Online-RessourceISBN:
  • 9781628416763
  • 9781510600300
  • 9781510600317
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 621.3848 23
LOC classification:
  • TK6592.O6
DOI: DOI: 10.1117/3.2225994Online resources: Summary: This Spotlight describes the operational principle of an instrument based on the LADAR equation and summaries the requirements for debris removal. It discusses key LADAR components, such as lasers, detectors, and scanning optics, in terms of their performance in a space environment. The different types of LADAR are compared under different mission scenarios. A design of a compact space rangefinder is given as an example to explain basic design considerations. A design of an unobstructed 360-deg scanning LADAR is described to illustrate the benefits of a novel design for a mission that requires a wide FOV. Finally, some hybrid concepts that use scanning optics on the launching side and camera optics on the return side are discussed; they utilize the fact that there are no other objects around space debris that contribute solar background signal to gain performance while minimizing the MVP requirementsSummary: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. LADAR requirement of orbital debris removal -- 3. LADAR principle and configuration: 3.1. Laser source; 3.2. LADAR optics; 3.3. LADAR detector -- 4. Laser beam property and link budget of LADAR: 4.1. Gaussian beam; 4.2. LADAR signal level and solar background -- 5. Special consideration for space debris removal LADAR: 5.1. Mass, volume, power consumption, and reliability; 5.2. Large temperature swing; 5.3. Vacuum and outgassing; 5.4. Shock and vibration; 5.5. Radiation -- 6. LADARs designed for space applications: 6.1. Range finder for space application; 6.2. Flash LADAR; 6.3. Scanning LADAR with 360-deg FOV -- 7. Trade-offs in LADAR design and configuration for debris removal: 7.1. Trade-off analysis of major LADAR design factors; 7.2. Choice of LADAR configurations; 7.3. Hybrid LADAR configurations -- 8. Acknowledgments -- ReferencesPPN: PPN: 846259842Package identifier: Produktsigel: ZDB-50-SPI
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