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    • Aerospace Engineering
    • Optical Physics
    • Fluid Dynamics

    Background:

    • Increasing vehicle speeds amplify aero-optical effects impacting airborne imaging.
    • Accurate prediction models for aero-optical aberrations are crucial for aberration correction.
    • Existing models are limited due to the complexity of influencing factors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To develop a novel prediction model for aero-optical aberrations.
    • To leverage flow similarity principles for aberration prediction.
    • To provide a reliable tool for estimating optical distortions in airborne systems.

    Main Methods:

    • Introduced a prediction model based on aero-optical transmission aberration similarity.
    • Utilized the principle of flow similarity in supersonic flow inviscid cores.
    • Validated the model on a blunt-cone vehicle at Mach 3 with specific flight conditions.

    Main Results:

    • Demonstrated exceptional predictive accuracy for aero-optical aberrations.
    • Achieved a weighted R_w^2 value of 0.9973 for linear fit with free-stream density.
    • Model effective within an altitude range of 6km to 20km.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed model offers high accuracy in predicting aero-optical aberrations.
    • Flow similarity principles provide a robust foundation for aero-optical aberration modeling.
    • This advancement aids in prior information for aberration correction in airborne optical imaging.