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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2009
Applicants:
Stephen R. Chinn, Alexandria, VA (US);
James D. Haberstat, Alexandria, VA (US);
Bradley W. Libbey, Alexandria, VA (US);
Inventors:
Stephen R. Chinn, Alexandria, VA (US);
James D. Haberstat, Alexandria, VA (US);
Bradley W. Libbey, Alexandria, VA (US);
Assignee:
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B 9/02 (2006.01); G01B 11/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for non-determination of the surface velocity of a target using optical interference and Doppler shifting of the light reflected from the target are disclosed. It may be used to measure small-amplitude, acoustic frequency surface vibrations as well as non-periodic surface vibration.