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Optical information processing at NASA Ames Research CenterThe combination of analog optical processors with digital electronic systems offers the potential of tera-OPS computational performance, while often requiring less power and weight relative to all-digital systems. NASA is working to develop and demonstrate optical processing techniques for on-board, real time science and mission applications. Current research areas and applications under investigation include optical matrix processing for space structure vibration control and the analysis of Space Shuttle Main Engine plume spectra, optical correlation-based autonomous vision for robotic vehicles, analog computation for robotic path planning, free-space optical interconnections for information transfer within digital electronic computers, and multiplexed arrays of fiber optic interferometric sensors for acoustic and vibration measurements.
Document ID
19940034883
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Reid, Max B.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bualat, Maria G.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Cho, Young C.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Downie, John D.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gary, Charles K.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Ma, Paul W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Ozcan, Meric
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Pryor, Anna H.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Spirkovska, Lilly
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publication: In: AIAA Computing in Aerospace Conference, 9th, San Diego, CA, Oct. 19-21, 1993, Technical Papers. Pt. 2 (A94-11401 01-62)
Publisher: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Subject Category
Optics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 93-4673
Accession Number
94A11538
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 506-59-21
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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