Title :
Infrared missile warning sensors
Author :
Sanderson, Richard B.
Author_Institution :
Wright Lab./AAWP, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
Current developments in infrared missile warning are taking advantage of recent advances in focal plane arrays and signal processing. The large, mechanically complex scanning sensors of a generation ago are being replaced with compact sensors using staring detector arrays. These new sensors present a new set of design problems coupled with generally more severe signal processing requirements. In this presentation, we consider the infrared characteristics of threat missiles and backgrounds and show how we may characterize the performance of staring array sensors and the associated signal processing for target-background discrimination. Of particular interest, are the development of techniques for multicolor discrimination and assessment of the feasibility of using uncooled detector arrays
Keywords :
focal planes; military systems; missiles; optical tracking; target tracking; focal plane arrays; infrared missile warning sensors; multicolor discrimination; signal processing requirements; staring detector arrays; target-background discrimination; threat missiles; uncooled detector arrays; Aircraft; Costs; Infrared detectors; Infrared sensors; Mechanical sensors; Missiles; Optical scattering; Optical sensors; Sensor arrays; Thermal sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1996. NAECON 1996., Proceedings of the IEEE 1996 National
Conference_Location :
Dayton, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3306-3
DOI :
10.1109/NAECON.1996.517739
