Simulation comparison of aircraft landing performance in foggy conditions aided by different UV sensors
Applied Optics, Vol. 48, Issue 12, pp. 2203-2213 (2009)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.48.002203
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Abstract
In the atmosphere pointlike sources are surrounded by an aureole due to molecular and aerosol scattering. UV phase functions of haze droplets have a very important forward peak that limits signal angular spreading in relation to the clear atmosphere case where Rayleigh scattering predominates. This specific property can be exploited using solar blind UV source detection as an aircraft landing aid under foggy conditions. Two methods have been used to compute UV light propagation, based on the Monte Carlo technique and a semi-empirical approach. Results obtained after addition of three types of sensor and UV runway light models show that an important improvement in landing conditions during foggy weather could be achieved by use of a solar blind UV intensified CCD camera with two stages of microchannel plates.
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OCIS Codes
(010.1310) Atmospheric and oceanic optics : Atmospheric scattering
(040.1520) Detectors : CCD, charge-coupled device
(040.7190) Detectors : Ultraviolet
(290.1090) Scattering : Aerosol and cloud effects
(290.4210) Scattering : Multiple scattering
ToC Category:
Atmospheric Optics
History
Original Manuscript: December 8, 2008
Revised Manuscript: March 29, 2009
Manuscript Accepted: March 30, 2009
Published: April 13, 2009
Citation
Claire Lavigne, Gérard Durand, and Antoine Roblin, "Simulation comparison of aircraft landing performance in foggy conditions aided by different UV sensors," Appl. Opt. 48, 2203-2213 (2009)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-48-12-2203
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