Graphic Methods For Analytic And Experimental Analysis Of Signature Models For Optical Sensor Discrimination

Larry C. Atha; Mick L. Blackledge; Fred E. Robbins

doi:10.1117/12.956087

11 September 1978 Graphic Methods For Analytic And Experimental Analysis Of Signature Models For Optical Sensor Discrimination

Larry C. Atha, Mick L. Blackledge, Fred E. Robbins

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Proceedings Volume 0134, Photo- and Electro-Optics in Range Instrumentation; (1978) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956087
Event: Photo and Electro-Optics in Range Instrumentation, 1978, Fort Walton Beach, United States

Abstract

A comprehensive Discrimination Flow Field and Sensor Simulation model has been prepared for the Ballistic Missile Defense Advanced Technology Center (BMDATC). This model is composed of software packages assembled from in-depth developmental efforts throughout the ballistic missile defense community. The objectives of the model (or set of models) include the capability to predict radar, optical, and laser signatures of threat objects and their plumes or wakes in the flight regimes of low altitude boost, high altitude boost, orbital midcourse, and reentry. The user-oriented model allows instant system studies to be made while the vast amounts of data, required for the production of discrimination signatures, are manipulated by the BMDATC Advanced Research Center's (ARC's) CDC 7600 computer. Visual impact leading to understanding of the underlying phenomenon of the physical system is immediate as spectacular interactive color displays of the system are presented. This paper details the background of the study and gives results for the optical discrimination problem area. An outline is also presented indicating the techniques employed to calculate line-of-sight radiance levels in a high altitude rocket plume.

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Larry C. Atha, Mick L. Blackledge, and Fred E. Robbins "Graphic Methods For Analytic And Experimental Analysis Of Signature Models For Optical Sensor Discrimination", Proc. SPIE 0134, Photo- and Electro-Optics in Range Instrumentation, (11 September 1978); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.956087

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