Laser Energy Transmission to a Disaster Data Collection Helicopter

Abstract

We developed a laser energy transmission system for a disaster data collection helicopter. A demonstration test-flight was successfully done in a large indoor arena at Kobe. The laser energy transmission system (max output power : 580 W/cw) was tracking on a helicopter for a long-time flight at a distance of 30 m. This test flight shows the possibility of tools for a collecting data of a natural disaster and a nuclear power plant disaster.