Concealed Origin Optical Locating System (COOLS)
Concealed Origin Optical Locating System (COOLS)
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This report summarizes a demonstration test of a FLIR-compatible helicopter landing aid conducted at the Naval Weapons Center (NWC) in FY 1978. The system is a means by which the secure landing of helicopters can be accomplished in adverse visibility conditions. For this test, a night vision sensor (FLIR) was mounted with a CO2 laser illuminator on a UH-1N helicopter. The FLIR image was annotated with range to the landing site and closing rate data provided by a separate airborne electro-optical rangefinder. The landing site was equipped with a portable FLIR beacon (PFB) for long-range (greater than 3 kilometer) homing and a retroreflector array for landing site identification during short-range (less than 1.5 kilometer) approach and landing. Data were recorded in the aircraft and a video tape showing the results of testing the various elements of the system was generated. (Author)
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Concealed Origin Optical Locating System (COOLS)
1979
28 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Transportation , Landing aids , Infrared equipment , Night vision devices , Helicopters , Forward areas , Infrared homing , Portable equipment , Transponders , Infrared beacons , Carbon dioxide lasers , Infrared lasers , Forward looking infrared systems , Night flight , Adverse conditions , Aircraft landings , Range finding , Laser target designators , H-1 aircraft , UH-1N aircraft
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