A line laser detection screen design and projectile echo power calculation in detection screen area

• Published in: Defence technology Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 1405 - 1415
• Main Authors: Li, Han-shan, Zhang, Xiao-qian, Zhang, Xue-wei, Guo, Quan-min
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.08.2022; KeAi Communications Co., Ltd
• Subjects: Echo power; Line laser detection screen; Photoelectric detection receiver; Photoelectric detection target; Projectile; Photoelectric detection target; Echo power; Photoelectric detection receiver; Line laser detection screen; Projectile
• ISSN: 2214-9147; 2214-9147
• DOI: 10.1016/j.dt.2021.06.007

A line laser with high power as the background light source for the design of a new photoelectric detection target is proposed in this paper, aiming to improve the detection ability of the traditional photoelectric detection target under low background illumination. The laser emitted pulse waveform function and the laser echo pulse response function were used to establish the mathematical model of the reflected echo power of projectile in the detection area and derive the calculation function of minimum detectable echo power in the line laser detection screen, according to information of the line laser emitted power, incident angle of projectile, duration time and detection distance of projectile passing through the line laser detection screen. Calculations and experimental results showed that the design method of line laser detection screen and calculation model of laser echo power are reasonable, and the detection ability of line laser detection screen is obviously higher than that of traditional photoelectric detection screen, especially in low background illumination; at the same time, the designed line laser detection screen was used to combine a six line laser detection screen intersection test system, based on live ammunition for shooting. The test system is stable and able to obtain the dynamic parameters of the flying projectile, verifying that the design of the line laser detection screen in new photoelectric detection target can be suitable for shooting range test applications.