Title :
A new Coast Guard search technique
Author :
Replogle, Frank, Jr.
Author_Institution :
US Coast Guard Res. & Dev. Center, Groton, CT, USA
fDate :
31 Oct-2 Nov 1988
Abstract :
For three years the US Coast Guard Research and Development Center has been developing a novel airborne search technique. It shows promise of detecting liferafts with a 95% probability at a search rate of 250 nmi2/hr. An experimental design is presented in which the Naval Air Development Center modifies a high-performance IR (infrared) scanner to record on magnetic tape. The method described is based on flying the equipment in a P3 over Block Island Sound under a variety of weather conditions, and replaying the taped signals into a laboratory imaging apparatus intended to simulate an aircraft search station. The effectiveness of the overall technique can thus be evaluated
Keywords :
aerospace simulation; aircraft instrumentation; infrared imaging; Block Island Sound; Coast Guard search technique; IR scanner; airborne search; experimental design; laboratory imaging apparatus; liferaft detection; magnetic tape; Acoustic imaging; Aircraft; Boats; Clutter; Design for experiments; Laboratories; Object detection; Optical imaging; Radar detection; Reconnaissance; Research and development; Stress; TV;
Conference_Titel :
OCEANS '88. A Partnership of Marine Interests. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
DOI :
10.1109/OCEANS.1988.23730
