Airborne Coherent Lidar for Advanced In-flight Measurements (ACLAIM)

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Operated By: 
PI

ACLAIM Lidar System Projecting Beam into Periscope

ACLAIM is a 2-micron lidar operating at 100 pulses per second using an 8 cm diameter expanded beam. It was developed for advanced turbulence detection with applications to supersonic inlet control, mitigation of aircraft gust response and aircrew / passenger warning for improved seatbelt utilization.

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Point(s) of Contact: 
Edward Teets (POC; PI)