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9 June 2014 Doppler lidar system design via interdisciplinary design concept at NASA Langley Research Center: Part III
Bruce W. Barnes, Alaric M. Sessions, Jeffrey Y. Beyon, Larry B. Petway
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Optimized designs of the Navigation Doppler Lidar (NDL) instrument for Autonomous Landing Hazard Avoidance Technology (ALHAT) were accomplished via Interdisciplinary Design Concept (IDEC) at NASA Langley Research Center during the summer of 2013. Three branches in the Engineering Directorate and three students were involved in this joint task through the NASA Langley Aerospace Research Summer Scholars (LARSS) Program. The Laser Remote Sensing Branch (LRSB), Mechanical Systems Branch (MSB), and Structural and Thermal Systems Branch (STSB) were engaged to achieve optimal designs through iterative and interactive collaborative design processes. A preliminary design iteration was able to reduce the power consumption, mass, and footprint by removing redundant components and replacing inefficient components with more efficient ones. A second design iteration reduced volume and mass by replacing bulky components with excessive performance with smaller components custom-designed for the power system. The existing power system was analyzed to rank components in terms of inefficiency, power dissipation, footprint and mass. Design considerations and priorities are compared along with the results of each design iteration. Overall power system improvements are summarized for design implementations.
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Bruce W. Barnes, Alaric M. Sessions, Jeffrey Y. Beyon, and Larry B. Petway "Doppler lidar system design via interdisciplinary design concept at NASA Langley Research Center: Part III", Proc. SPIE 9080, Laser Radar Technology and Applications XIX; and Atmospheric Propagation XI, 90800H (9 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2050373
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KEYWORDS
Electromagnetic coupling

Computer aided design

Fluctuations and noise

Linear filtering

Doppler effect

LIDAR

Electronics

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