Design Of The Image Transfer Assembly For The Improved Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wired (TOW) Vehicle Program

Stephen Beran

doi:10.1117/12.934252

27 May 1982 Design Of The Image Transfer Assembly For The Improved Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wired (TOW) Vehicle Program

Stephen Beran

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Proceedings Volume 0330, Optical Systems Engineering II; (1982) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934252
Event: 1982 Los Angeles Technical Symposium, 1982, Los Angeles, United States

Abstract

This paper discusses the design and development of the Image Transfer Assembly (ITA) which allows integration of the TOW antitank missile weapon system with the Ml 13 armored personnel carrier to achieve the Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV). The discussion includes a brief description of the TOW weapon system, the need to incorporate it into an armored vehicle, the design options for implementing the integration and the major influencing factors that led to the final specific system configuration. The complete 1TA system is presented, describing the optomechanical configuration, stating the pertinent optical system characteristics, and highlighting the major problem areas attendant to the development program.

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Stephen Beran "Design Of The Image Transfer Assembly For The Improved Tube Launched, Optically Tracked, Wired (TOW) Vehicle Program", Proc. SPIE 0330, Optical Systems Engineering II, (27 May 1982); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.934252

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