Development of a UV stimulator for installed system testing of aircraft missile warning systems

William G. Robinson

doi:10.1117/12.392553

24 July 2000 Development of a UV stimulator for installed system testing of aircraft missile warning systems

William G. Robinson

Proceedings Volume 4029, Targets and Backgrounds VI: Characterization, Visualization, and the Detection Process; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392553
Event: AeroSense 2000, 2000, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Missile warning systems (MWS) present unique problems for hardware-in- the-loop (HITL) testing compared to other sensors found on modern day military aircraft and ground vehicles. End-to-end testing of a UV MWS like the AN/AAR-47 and other non-imagine MWS require a stimulator capable of large intensity dynamic range, moderate temporal response, and the capability to provide simultaneous optical signatures to all four systems sensors. These requirements dictate a different type of stimulator than is normally used with more conventional UV, visible, and IR imaging systems using imaging sensors and relatively narrow fields of view (FOV) on the other of 10-30 degrees. This paper describes both the requirements for a non-imaging UV MWS and the design used to satisfies the requirement for hardware and software testing of the AN/AAR-47 and other non-imaging UV MWS equipment.

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William G. Robinson "Development of a UV stimulator for installed system testing of aircraft missile warning systems", Proc. SPIE 4029, Targets and Backgrounds VI: Characterization, Visualization, and the Detection Process, (24 July 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.392553

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