abstract

• Aero-optic aberrations originating from the nearby flowfield of an aircraft can seriously limit the ability to focus on-board laser systems onto farfield targets. These aero-optic aberrations can be mitigated by using fences to control the flow around the outgoing beam aperture. The objective of this investigation is to attempt to determine the best shape for these fences using computational fluid dynamics in combination with optimization techniques. Future work will experimentally and computationally build on the solutions presented here. © 2010 by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc. All rights reserved.

authors

• Crahan G.
• Jumper E.J.
• Mejía Rodríguez Gilberto
• Renaud J.E.
• Rennie M.
• Tovar A.

publication date

• 2010-01-01

published in

• 13th AIAA/ISSMO Multidisciplinary Analysis and Optimization Conference 2010  Proceedings

keywords

• Aero-optics; Far-field; Laser systems; Optimization techniques; Optimum designs; Aircraft; Computational fluid dynamics; Fences; Optimization

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.2514/6.2010-9197

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