Journal article
Optical processor for search and rescue.
Abstract
The location of a downed aircraft can be estimated to within kilometers by optically processing the Dopplershifted emergency signal transmitted by the aircraft and received by a satellite. The process is described together with practical problems. A multichannel processor is proposed in which the output information is contained in the x, y, and z coordinates of the image space. An experimental processor is described.
Authors
Aitken GJ; Cassidy DT
Journal
Applied Optics, Vol. 19, No. 15, pp. 2490–2495
Publisher
Optica Publishing Group
Publication Date
August 1, 1980
DOI
10.1364/ao.19.002490
ISSN
1559-128X