Reflect action: BAE Systems adapts flexible astronomical telescope mirror to enable aircraft pilots to see more clearly. (News).

The Engineer | August 9, 2002| | Copyright

EAGLE-EYED fighter pilots should be able to see even more clearly with a device adapted from astronomical telescopes.

Defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems is investigating a type of flexible mirror, called a bimorph deformable mirror, to sharpen up camera imagery and improve laser range and power. The company hopes to develop manufacturing processes to reduce costs from millions of pounds to just thousands.

Light modulation

Senior principal scientist at BAE Systems' sensor technology department Dr Leslie Laycock said the bimorph mirrors, which ...

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