Abstract
A pulsed laser tracking/control system and a laser communication system using a MEMS (Micro-Electric-Mechanical-Systems) mirror for micro-vehicles are presented in this study. Micro-vehicles have been attracting the attention of aeronautics and astronautics engineers because they can be potentially useful for surveillance and monitoring applications. The two optical systems to conduct the laser communication for micro-vehicles achieve the miniaturization and lightening of vehicle communication systems effectively because laser has high directivity and it is possible to concentrate the power. First, an experiment with a miniature vehicle is carried out to verify the performance of the pulsed laser tracking/control system. Next, a fundamental experiment for laser communication system using a MEMS mirror is performed.
