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Anti-Ballistic Missile Laser Predictive Avoidance Of Satellites: Theory And Software For Real-Time Processing And Deconfliction Of Satellite Ephemerides With A Moving Platform Laser, David J. Vloedman

Theses and Dissertations

The Anti-Ballistic missile Laser (ABL) Project is committed to defense against attack from enemy-launched Theater Ballistic Missiles using an airborne laser platform to disable an enemy missile in the boost phase of launch. Wielding a laser of this power and scope requires that no collateral damage be caused by laser energy which may escape from the theater of engagement. The most likely track of such a laser would pose a significant threat to space-based assets. The Predictive Avoidance algorithm is designed to predict the path of a given laser firing sequence, and perform real-time forecasting of, and deconfliction with, the …