Modeling of IR sensor performance in cold weather

Van A. Hodgkin; Brian Kowalewski; Dave Tomkinson; Brian P. Teaney; Ted Corbin; Ronald Driggers

doi:10.1117/12.664436

15 May 2006 Modeling of IR sensor performance in cold weather

Van A. Hodgkin, Brian Kowalewski, Dave Tomkinson, Brian P. Teaney, Ted Corbin, Ronald Driggers

Proceedings Volume 6207, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XVII; 620708 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664436
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

Noise in an imaging infrared (IR) sensor is one of the major limitations on its performance. As such, noise estimation is one of the major components of imaging IR sensor performance models and modeling programs. When computing noise, current models assume that the target and background are either at or near a temperature of 300 K. This paper examines how the temperature of the scene impacts the noise in IR sensors and their performance. It exhibits a strategy that can be used to make a 300 K assumption-based model to compute the correct noise. It displays the results of some measurements of signatures of a cold target against a cold background. Range performance of a notional 3^rd Gen sensor (midwave IR and long wave IR) is then modeled as a function of scene background temperature.

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Van A. Hodgkin, Brian Kowalewski, Dave Tomkinson, Brian P. Teaney, Ted Corbin, and Ronald Driggers "Modeling of IR sensor performance in cold weather", Proc. SPIE 6207, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XVII, 620708 (15 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.664436

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