Keywords

Lasers, Military applications, Optoelectronic devices

Abstract

This report describes the development of a computer model for the design of a laser seeker optical system. A laser seeker is a device that detects pulsed laser energy. The computer model is configured to design the seeker optics based on the following performance criteria: Sensitivity to laser energy, which can be related to target acquisition range; optical field of view; and seeker optics cross section area. The design is defined by four variables and a set of fixed parameters, and is configured using computer optimization with both a direct search and a random search being used. A superior design is selected from comparison of many sets of variables based on the value of an objective function made up of some of all of the performance criteria listed above and additional penalty factors applied for design constraint violations. The computer model contains design blocks for the detector, the preamplifier, and the optical elements of the seeker. There is also a computer ray trace routine to evaluate optical performance. The model was run with roar different objective functions, and the resulting seeker designs were analyzed. A detail listing of the computer program is contained in Appendix B.

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Graduation Date

1979

Advisor

Doering, Robert D.

Degree

Master of Science (M.S.)

College

College of Engineering

Format

PDF

Pages

206 p.

Language

English

Rights

Public Domain

Length of Campus-only Access

None

Access Status

Masters Thesis (Open Access)

Identifier

DP0013227

Subjects

Lasers -- Military applications, Optoelectronic devices

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Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

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