Design definition of the Laser Atmospheric Wind Sounder (LAWS), phase 2. Volume 2: Final report
Lockheed personnel, along with team member subcontractors and consultants, have performed a preliminary design for the LAWS Instrument. Breadboarding and testing of a LAWS class laser have also been performed. These efforts have demonstrated that LAWS is a feasible Instrument and can be developed with existing state-of-the-art technology. Only a commitment to fund the instrument development and deployment is required to place LAWS in orbit and obtain the anticipated science and operational forecasting benefits. The LAWS Science Team was selected in 1988-89 as were the competing LAWS phase 1/2 contractor teams. The LAWS Science Team developed requirements for the LAWS Instrument, and the NASA/LAWS project office defined launch vehicle and platform design constraints. From these requirements and constraints, the lockheed team developed LAWS Instrument concepts and configurations. A system designed to meet these requirements and constraints is outlined. The LAWS primary subsystem and interfaces - laser, optical, and receiver/processor - required to assemble a lidar are identified. Also identified are the support subsystems required for the lidar to function from space: structures and mechanical, thermal, electrical, and command and data management. The Lockheed team has developed a preliminary design of a LAWS Instrument System consisting of these subsystems and interfaces which will meet the requirements and objectives of the Science Team. This final report provides a summary of the systems engineering analyses and trades of the LAWS. Summaries of the configuration, preliminary designs of the subsystems, testing recommendations, and performance analysis are presented. Environmental considerations associated with deployment of LAWS are discussed. Finally, the successful LAWS laser breadboard effort is discussed along with the requirements and test results.
- Research Organization:
- Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Huntsville, AL (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 6729766
- Report Number(s):
- N-93-16702; NASA-CR-191424; NAS-1.26:191424; LMSC-HSV-TR-F320789-2-VOL-2; CNN: NAS8-37590
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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DESIGN
WIND
CLIMATIC CHANGE
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CONFIGURATION
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ENGINEERING
FORECASTING
INTERFACES
LASERS
MANAGEMENT
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PERFORMANCE
RECOMMENDATIONS
TESTING
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