Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV

Considerations are being proposed to the new class of airborne laser facilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), specifically concerning to the on-board laser altimeter and vertical speed gauge (LASG) combined in one device. LASG is designed on the base of conventional units of a laser rangefinder...

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Main Authors: V. G. Vilner, A. I. Lariushin, A. S. Riabokul
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Language:English
Published: Kazan State Power Engineering University 2017-12-01
Series:Известия высших учебных заведений: Проблемы энергетики
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Online Access:https://www.energyret.ru/jour/article/view/118
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description Considerations are being proposed to the new class of airborne laser facilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), specifically concerning to the on-board laser altimeter and vertical speed gauge (LASG) combined in one device. LASG is designed on the base of conventional units of a laser rangefinder. Distinguishing constructional peculiarities of LASG and its application features are shown. LASG implements the two methods of speed measuring. The first method comprises non-coherent accumulation of receiving signals with calculating the speed as a difference of two measured ranges divided by interval of time between them. The second method employs the linear regression method by finding the straight line that provides the least squares fitting to a series of distances measured in the monopulse mode. The last method could be applied at low altitudes of UAV (< 200 m), giving most accurate results, while the first method is more appropriate for high altitudes (up to 1000 m), where monopulse mode is rather energetically deficient. The ways to optimize these methods are discussed for various flight stages with regard to a function to be performed. The prototype of LASG is described.
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spelling doaj-art-4ee74f220ea64e1bb9dfbba5162c7ced2025-08-20T01:53:23ZengKazan State Power Engineering UniversityИзвестия высших учебных заведений: Проблемы энергетики1998-99032017-12-0105-612713310.30724/1998-9903-2015-0-5-6-127-133118Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAVV. G. Vilner0A. I. Lariushin1A. S. Riabokul2ОАО «НИИ «Полюс» им. М.Ф. Стельмаха»ОАО «НИИ «Полюс» им. М.Ф. Стельмаха»ОАО «НИИ «Полюс» им. М.Ф. Стельмаха»Considerations are being proposed to the new class of airborne laser facilities for unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), specifically concerning to the on-board laser altimeter and vertical speed gauge (LASG) combined in one device. LASG is designed on the base of conventional units of a laser rangefinder. Distinguishing constructional peculiarities of LASG and its application features are shown. LASG implements the two methods of speed measuring. The first method comprises non-coherent accumulation of receiving signals with calculating the speed as a difference of two measured ranges divided by interval of time between them. The second method employs the linear regression method by finding the straight line that provides the least squares fitting to a series of distances measured in the monopulse mode. The last method could be applied at low altitudes of UAV (< 200 m), giving most accurate results, while the first method is more appropriate for high altitudes (up to 1000 m), where monopulse mode is rather energetically deficient. The ways to optimize these methods are discussed for various flight stages with regard to a function to be performed. The prototype of LASG is described.https://www.energyret.ru/jour/article/view/118unmanned aerial vehicle (uav)on-board laser altimeterlasermaximumminimum rangenon-coherent accumulationspeed measuring
spellingShingle V. G. Vilner
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Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV
Известия высших учебных заведений: Проблемы энергетики
unmanned aerial vehicle (uav)
on-board laser altimeter
laser
maximum
minimum range
non-coherent accumulation
speed measuring
title Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV
title_full Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV
title_fullStr Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV
title_full_unstemmed Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV
title_short Optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for UAV
title_sort optoelectronic speed measuring altimeters based on semiconductor lasers for uav
topic unmanned aerial vehicle (uav)
on-board laser altimeter
laser
maximum
minimum range
non-coherent accumulation
speed measuring
url https://www.energyret.ru/jour/article/view/118
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