Mr. Andrew C. Allen Profile

Andrew C. Allen

Technical Lead at MacDonald Dettwiler and Associates Ltd

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Proceedings Article | 1 May 2008 Paper

Full-scale testing and platform stabilization of a scanning lidar system for planetary landing

Andrew Allen, Christopher Langley, Raja Mukherji, Manny Nimelman, Jean de Lafontaine, David Neveu, Jeffrey Tripp

Proceedings Volume 6960, 696004 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777201

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Sensors, Distortion, Planetary systems, Space operations, Aerospace engineering, Imaging systems, Mirrors, Spatial resolution, Image sensors

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Proceedings Article | 15 April 2008 Paper

Rendezvous lidar sensor system for terminal rendezvous, capture, and berthing to the International Space Station

Andrew C. Allen, Christopher Langley, Raja Mukherji, Allen Taylor, Manickam Umasuthan, Timothy Barfoot

Proceedings Volume 6958, 69580S (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.777208

KEYWORDS: Sensors, Space operations, LIDAR, Algorithm development, Systems modeling, Detection and tracking algorithms, Sensor performance, Optical spheres, Solid modeling, Computer aided design

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Proceedings Article | 10 May 2006 Paper

Spaceborne scanning lidar system (SSLS) upgrade path

M. Nimelman, J. Tripp, A. Allen, D. Hiemstra, S. McDonald

Proceedings Volume 6201, 62011V (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.666187

KEYWORDS: LIDAR, Solid state lighting, Space operations, Commercial off the shelf technology, Sensors, Reflectivity, Mirrors, Mars, Receivers, Pulsed laser operation

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