Interferometric Target Tracking System for Fusion
Experiment--Physical
Optics Corporation, Information Technologies Division, 20600 Gramercy Place,
Building 100, Torrance, CA 90501;
310-320-3088
Dr. Ilya Agurok, Principal Investigator, shonda@poc.com
Mr. Gordon Drew, Business Official, gdrew@poc.com
DOE Grant No. DE-FG03-01ER83347
Amount: $99,989
Fusion energy science experiments related to the
production and sustenance of high temperature plasma, require the continuous
injection of targets into a reactor chamber.
To heat the reaction, it is necessary to know the precise target position
during every injection cycle. This
project will develop a new and reliable target-tracking system capable of
tracking a high-speed (100m/sec) target in real time.
Phase I will develop an Interferometric Target Tracking System, including
software, and test the feasibility of the approach with a bench-prototype
system.
Commercial Applications and Other Benefits
as described by the applicant: Commercial applications include studies of high
speed movements, such as automotive speed measurements and sports performance
analyses.