- Author
- McGuingle, R. D. | Jackson, H. W. | Beavers, R. R.
- Title
- Applicability of Fiber Optics to Aircraft Fire Detection Systems. Final Report. May 15, 1978-August 15, 1978.
- Coporate
- HTL Industries Inc., Santa Ana, CA
- Sponsor
- Air Force Aero Propulsion Lab., Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
- Report
- AFAPL-TR-78-84; HTL-K-WEST-D-1530, October 1978, 73 p.
- Distribution
- Available from National Technical Information Service
- Contract
- F33615-75-C-2030
- Keywords
- fiber optics | fire prevention | safety devices | signal detection | aircraft crash equipment | circuits | reliability | ultraviolet radiation | warning systems
- Identifiers
- detection systems
- Abstract
- A review of the state-of-the-art in ultraviolet conducting fiber optics and related system components was conducted with the objective of evaluating their potential applicability to solar blind, UV fire detection systems. From this basis, conceptual systems were developed and analyzed to assess the potential payoff of incorporating optical enhancement to improve the performance, and to reduce the initial and life cycle cost, size and weight of such systems, and to effect detector circuit simplification and improvement in system reliability.