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Innovative Lidar Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Clear Air Turbulence

Ophir Corporation has developed a groundbreaking Lidar solution that addresses the longstanding challenge of continuously monitoring clear air turbulence. This innovative technology employs a high-power master-oscillator power-amplifier diode laser, boasting thousands of hours of operational reliability. The prototype accurately measures relative wind speed, air temperature, and pressure from a single sensor, making it a game-changer for military, flight test, and commercial aircraft markets. Significant strategic alliances with major aerospace companies enhance its potential, paving the way for improved safety and efficiency in aviation.

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Innovative Lidar Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Clear Air Turbulence

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  1. Small Business Innovation Research Wind Field and Wind Shear Lidar Combining The RM-CW and Edge TechniquesOPHIR Corporation Littleton CO • INNOVATION Relatively simple solution to the long standing problem of continuous monitoring for clear air turbulence. Uses the recently developed high power master-oscillator power-amplifier diode laser which can function for several thousand hours without failure. • ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Demonstrated the technology’s capability for measuring relative airspeed, temperature and pressure measurements from a single sensor. • Delivered prototype. COMMERCIALIZATION • U.S. Patent Application in process. • Provides a unique capability for measuring relative wind speed, air temperature and air pressure from a single sensor • Reduces avionics weight, improves measurement performance, lowers system cost, improves reliability • Established Important Strategic Alliances with Two Major Aerospace Companies. These Aerospace companies have committed significant internal resources for productcalibration, wind tunnel testing and flight testing. • Military, Flight Test and Commercial Aircraft Markets. • Aircraft air speed, angle-of-attack, angle-of-sideslip, air temperature and air pressure all from a single sensor. • Improved air data for high performance military aircraft • Improved fuel efficiency for commercial aircraft • Improved measurement performance for wind tunnels and flight test operations • GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS • Prototype is test instrument for study “Miniature Doppler Aerosol Backscatter Lidar for Detection of Atmospheric Winds.” Points of Contact: NASA – Bruce Gentry (301) 614-6271 OPHIR – Martin O’Brien (303) 933-2200 Goddard Space Flight Center 1993 Phase II, SS5-067, 9/02

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