Low-cost direct detect spaceborne LIDAR
LIDAR has widely been used to create very accurate 3-D models for use in a wide range of commercial, governmental and nonprofit applications. This thesis identifies how recent advancements in Nd:YAG fiber lasers and InGaAs GmAPDs could be applied to space-borne missions, enabling low-cost solutions...
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ftnavalpschool:oai:calhoun.nps.edu:10945/42606 2024-06-09T07:46:50+00:00 Low-cost direct detect spaceborne LIDAR DeMello, John E. Olsen, Richard Space Systems Academic Group Durham, Susan 2014-06 application/pdf https://hdl.handle.net/10945/42606 unknown Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School https://hdl.handle.net/10945/42606 This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. LIDAR 3-D NASA Elevation data Laser Altimeter LADAR CALIPSO ICESat GmAPD Fiber lasers USGS Thesis 2014 ftnavalpschool 2024-05-15T00:51:48Z LIDAR has widely been used to create very accurate 3-D models for use in a wide range of commercial, governmental and nonprofit applications. This thesis identifies how recent advancements in Nd:YAG fiber lasers and InGaAs GmAPDs could be applied to space-borne missions, enabling low-cost solutions that fulfill NASA’s ICESat-2 and United States Geological Survey (USGS) objectives. An analysis of launch vehicles, standard spacecraft buses and payload technologies identified three potential low-cost solutions: one hosted aboard Iridium and two onboard a BCP2000 commercial bus. These systems were evaluated using NASA’s mass-based and aperture-based cost models to provide a rough estimate of cost versus NASA’s CALIPSO, ICESat-1 and ICESat-2 missions. Preliminary analysis shows a potential for these new technologies to outperform any previous space-based LIDAR mission. At $55M, the Iridium-hosted solution is 1/16th the cost of ICESat-2 at roughly one-third its capability. Two other solutions were estimated at $216.6M and $370.586M and provided over 3X and 10X the estimated capability of ICESat-2, respectively. Both systems are anticipated to fulfill NASA’s ice sheet and vegetation objectives while delivering a return on investment of roughly $1B per year based on USGS’s analysis of advanced 3-D data for the United States. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Captain, United States Air Force http://archive.org/details/lowcostdirectdet1094542606 Thesis Ice Sheet Naval Postgraduate School: Calhoun |
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LIDAR has widely been used to create very accurate 3-D models for use in a wide range of commercial, governmental and nonprofit applications. This thesis identifies how recent advancements in Nd:YAG fiber lasers and InGaAs GmAPDs could be applied to space-borne missions, enabling low-cost solutions that fulfill NASA’s ICESat-2 and United States Geological Survey (USGS) objectives. An analysis of launch vehicles, standard spacecraft buses and payload technologies identified three potential low-cost solutions: one hosted aboard Iridium and two onboard a BCP2000 commercial bus. These systems were evaluated using NASA’s mass-based and aperture-based cost models to provide a rough estimate of cost versus NASA’s CALIPSO, ICESat-1 and ICESat-2 missions. Preliminary analysis shows a potential for these new technologies to outperform any previous space-based LIDAR mission. At $55M, the Iridium-hosted solution is 1/16th the cost of ICESat-2 at roughly one-third its capability. Two other solutions were estimated at $216.6M and $370.586M and provided over 3X and 10X the estimated capability of ICESat-2, respectively. Both systems are anticipated to fulfill NASA’s ice sheet and vegetation objectives while delivering a return on investment of roughly $1B per year based on USGS’s analysis of advanced 3-D data for the United States. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. Captain, United States Air Force http://archive.org/details/lowcostdirectdet1094542606 |
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