Boresighting of laser range finder or designator systems with and without laser/FLIR synchronization

Arnold Daniels; Michael E. Adel; Dario Cabib; Mosik Lavi; Robert A. Buckwald

doi:10.1117/12.23086

1 November 1990 Boresighting of laser range finder or designator systems with and without laser/FLIR synchronization

Arnold Daniels, Michael E. Adel, Dario Cabib, Mosik Lavi, Robert A. Buckwald

Proceedings Volume 1341, Infrared Technology XVI; (1990) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23086
Event: 34th Annual International Technical Symposium on Optical and Optoelectronic Applied Science and Engineering, 1990, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

We have conducted experiments to prove feasibility of a boresighting method between a laser and a Forward Looking Infra- Red (FLIR) system, which has the advantage of working with or without synchronization between the laser pulses and the FLIR scanning. The method is based on the Thermal Target concept (TT); the laser energy is focused on a special substrate which is locally heated and produces a point image on the FLIR screen with respect to the FLIR line of sight which is boresighted. Resistance to laser damage by the required pulse energy densities was established by target lifetime measurements. The TT method can be also used for real time boresighting of the laser with the FLIR, which means that the boresighting is done while looking at the scenery.

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Arnold Daniels, Michael E. Adel, Dario Cabib, Mosik Lavi, and Robert A. Buckwald "Boresighting of laser range finder or designator systems with and without laser/FLIR synchronization", Proc. SPIE 1341, Infrared Technology XVI, (1 November 1990); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.23086

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