Near infrared missile warning testbed sensor

D. J. McDermott; R. S. Johnson; J. B. Montgomery; R. B. Sanderson; J. F. McCalmont; M. J. Taylor

doi:10.1117/12.778658

14 April 2008 Near infrared missile warning testbed sensor

D. J. McDermott, R. S. Johnson, J. B. Montgomery, R. B. Sanderson, J. F. McCalmont, M. J. Taylor

Proceedings Volume 6946, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications V; 694608 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778658
Event: SPIE Defense and Security Symposium, 2008, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Multicolor discrimination is one of the most effective ways of improving the performance of infrared missile warning sensors, particularly for heavy clutter situations. A new tactical airborne multicolor missile warning testbed was developed and fielded as part of a continuing Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) initiative focusing on clutter and missile signature measurements for effective missile warning algorithms. The developed sensor test bed is a multi-camera system 1004x1004 FPA coupled with optimized spectral filters integrated with the optics; a reduced form factor microprocessor-based video data recording system operating at 48 Hz; and a real time field programmable gate array processor for algorithm and video data processing capable of 800B Multiply/Accumulates operations per second. A detailed radiometric calibration procedure was developed to overcome severe photon-limited operating conditions due to the sub-nanometer bandwidth of the spectral filters. This configuration allows the collection and real-time processing of temporally correlated, radiometrically calibrated video data in multiple spectral bands. The testbed was utilized to collect false alarm sources spectra and Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) signatures under a variety of atmospheric and solar illuminating conditions. Signatures of approximately 100 missiles have been recorded.

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D. J. McDermott, R. S. Johnson, J. B. Montgomery, R. B. Sanderson, J. F. McCalmont, and M. J. Taylor "Near infrared missile warning testbed sensor", Proc. SPIE 6946, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications V, 694608 (14 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.778658

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