Evaluation of the effects of some remarkable internal and external factors on an infrared seeker

Altuğ Uçar; Bülent Özkan

doi:10.1117/12.919253

18 May 2012 Evaluation of the effects of some remarkable internal and external factors on an infrared seeker

Altuğ Uçar, Bülent Özkan

Proceedings Volume 8355, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIII; 83551K (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919253
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

Seekers are one of the most important subsystems of guided aerial munitions such that they are used both to detect and track prespecified targets within specific engagement scenarios. Among them, infrared (IR) types constitute a significant portion of seekers. Actually, performance characteristics of seekers depend on some certain factors. Regarding the type of their sources, these factors can be classified as internal and external factors. Sensitivity, resolution, optics,detectors, dome geometry, and materials happen to the most significant internal factors acting on the IR seekers while atmospheric transmittance, and visibility can be counted within the remarkable external factors. In this study, the basic effects of the above mentioned internal and external factors on the performance characteristics of a generic IR seeker is examined and corresponding interpretations are presented at the end of the work.

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Altuğ Uçar and Bülent Özkan "Evaluation of the effects of some remarkable internal and external factors on an infrared seeker", Proc. SPIE 8355, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXIII, 83551K (18 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.919253

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