The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Fast Camera Control System for Optical Diagnostics at Hydrodynamic Test Facilities

Tom Coradetti

doi:10.1117/12.936721

8 December 1986 The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Fast Camera Control System for Optical Diagnostics at Hydrodynamic Test Facilities

Tom Coradetti

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Proceedings Volume 0693, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics IV; (1986) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936721
Event: 30th Annual Technical Symposium, 1986, San Diego, United States

Abstract

High speed photography with up to ten rotating turbine-mirror cameras is one of several diagnostics used at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) for studying the hydrodynamics of nonnuclear explosions. At each of the multiple camera test facilities, a versatile and extensive computerized fast camera control system supports operation of the cameras over a vast range of camera, rotor, and speed configurations. The camera controller functions are distributed over many components of the bunker control systems in which they are embedded, and represent a significant portion of the parent control system. The system facilitates preparation for experiments using speeds and configurations never before practical, greatly improves reliability, and maintains a database for rotor quality assurance.

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Tom Coradetti "The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Fast Camera Control System for Optical Diagnostics at Hydrodynamic Test Facilities", Proc. SPIE 0693, High Speed Photography, Videography, and Photonics IV, (8 December 1986); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.936721

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