Download or read book Modeling Performance of an Airborne Infrared Sensor Used by a Man in the Loop in Tactical Aircraft During Daylight Operations written by and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 15 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The performance of a man-in-the-loop using an IR sensor in a tactical aircraft, in daylight, is severely limited by the cockpit display. Any FLIR performance prediction model that fails to take the display effects into account will yield very optimistic results. The best monochromatic tactical aircraft displays are contrast limited during daylight operations and are able to reproduce only a fraction of the available dynamic range of current generation IR imaging sensors. Polychromatic cockpit displays used to view imagery limit daylight performance even further.
Download or read book Air Force Magazine written by and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sensor Modelling for the Cyclops Focal Plane Detector Array Based Technology Demonstrator written by and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Surveillance Research Laboratory of the DSTO has developed a technology demonstrator utilizing an infrared focal plane detector array to assess the feasibility of using large scale infrared detector arrays for ADF applications. The imaging sensor which has been developed requires no scanning mechanism and uses an array of mercury cadmium telluride detectors sensitive to radiation in the 8 um to 12 um spectral region to produce an image. The sensor was tested in a series of airborne trails and the results obtained from these trials will be used to evaluate the performance of focal plane detector array based systems. A mathematical model of the sensor has been used to evaluate the performance of the sensor. The mathematical model has been developed to meet the requirements imposed by analysis of the performance of this sensor. The model is based on the description of the operation of the elements of the detector array as photon counters. A description of the model used for the analysis of the data obtained using the sensor is presented here.
Download or read book An Assessment on Modeling and Simulation of Infrared Sensor Systems written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern military systems being fielded are becoming increasingly more complex and expensive, and challenge traditional training, analysis, and test & evaluation methodologies. As a result, there is more and more pressure to use modeling and simulation throughout the development cycle of these military programs. The need for modeling and simulation, especially Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS), is becoming more apparent for operational test and evaluation as well as for defining military training requirements. In the process of system design and development, we depend more on the high-fidelity deterministic and statistical modeling and simulation approaches. One thing that needs to be kept in mind is the fact these simulations are just what they are, mathematical models of systems interacting to play out a scenario and provide results. These results are analyzed and decisions are made. Therefore in order to interpret the results, it is imperative that the mathematical models represent the system and that the input data is understood. As we become more dependent on modeling and simulation, the approaches taken in generating the "synthetic real world" must take into consideration the anticipated advancements in the system being modeled. The objective of this assessment is to look at some of the methodologies used in modeling and simulation of infrared (IR) search-and-target acquisition systems, to address the generation of synthetic IR imagery, and to identify issues associated with modeling and simulating IR imagery in real time as 3rd generation IR technology matures
Download or read book Modeling the Infrared Intensity of a Large Commerical sic Aircraft written by Ruben Martinez and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sensor Modeling Using a Universal Programmable Interface for Hardware in the Loop IR EO Testing written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Universal Programmable Interface (UPI) has been developed by Amherst Systems to provide a configurable interface for hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) testing of infrared and electro-optical (IR/EO) sensor systems. UPI development is funded under a contract to the Air Force Flight Test Center (AFFTC) at Edwards AFB, with additional funding support from the OSD Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program (CTEIP) Infrared Sensor Stimulator (IRSS) enhancement project office at NAWCAD Patuxent River, Maryland. The UPI supports the interface between a scene generation system (SGS) and the unit under test (UUT) through either direct injection of the signals into the system's processing electronics or the projection of in-band scene radiance into the sensor's optical aperture. To properly stimulate the UUT, the UPI should be able to simulate various sensor effects, emulate by-passed sensor components and reformat the data for direct injection or optical projection. This paper will discuss the sensor modeling capabilities of the UPI and the supporting software and hardware. Sensor modeling capabilities include image blurring due to the sensor's modulation transfer function (MTF) and pixel effects. A sensor modeling and analysis software tool, based on FLI92(sup 1), will be discussed. A technique for modeling other sensor effects will also be presented. This technique, called pixel displacement processing, can model geometric distortion, physical sensor jitter, and other user specified effects. It can also be used to accurately perform latency compensation.
Download or read book Evaluation of Infrared Sensors for Autonomous Landing Guidance written by Anthony E. Absi and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objective of this program is to test sensors that could provide pilots with images of runway and landing zones under degraded weather conditions such as rain, snow and fog. During these conditions pilots are unable to land aircraft by visual reference alone. Imaging RF and EO sensors may be able to provide a view of the runway or landing zone that is unaffected by degraded weather. Autonomous landing systems would allow operations at airfields not served by conventional ground-based radio landing aids and allow military operations at unprepared landing sites or drop zones. A test was conducted at Otis Air National Guard Base by Wright Laboratory personnel in June 1992 during heavy fog. Typical staring midwave infrared sensors were used to image a simulated runway (1500 foot asphalt pad) and grass background. The distance at which the pad could no longer be discerned was measured along with supporting meteorological and radiometric ground truth data. This report presents the results and compares them to standard infrared sensor performance prediction models. Infrared SE.
Download or read book Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms written by United States. Joint Chiefs of Staff and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Radar Game written by Rebecca Grant and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Much of [this book] is devoted to a basic discussion of how stealth works and why it is effective in reducing the number of shots taken by defensive systems. Treat this little primer as a stepping off point for discovering more of the complexities of low observability. ... [This book] should also shed light on why complex technologies like stealth cost money to field. The quest for stealth is ongoing... In fact, stealth aircraft will have to work harder than ever. The major difference from 1998 to 2010 is that defense plans no longer envision an all-stealth fleet. ... The radar game of 2020 and 2030 will feature a lot of assists and the tactics that go along with that."--P. 7.
Download or read book Sierra Hotel flying Air Force fighters in the decade after Vietnam written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2001 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In February 1999, only a few weeks before the U.S. Air Force spearheaded NATO's Allied Force air campaign against Serbia, Col. C.R. Anderegg, USAF (Ret.), visited the commander of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe. Colonel Anderegg had known Gen. John Jumper since they had served together as jet forward air controllers in Southeast Asia nearly thirty years earlier. From the vantage point of 1999, they looked back to the day in February 1970, when they first controlled a laser-guided bomb strike. In this book Anderegg takes us from "glimmers of hope" like that one through other major improvements in the Air Force that came between the Vietnam War and the Gulf War. Always central in Anderegg's account of those changes are the people who made them. This is a very personal book by an officer who participated in the transformation he describes so vividly. Much of his story revolves around the Fighter Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base (AFB), Nevada, where he served two tours as an instructor pilot specializing in guided munitions.
Download or read book Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists written by and published by . This book was released on 1970-12 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.
Download or read book Autonomous Horizons written by Greg Zacharias and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-04-05 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Greg Zacharias, former Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force (2015-18), explores next steps in autonomous systems (AS) development, fielding, and training. Rapid advances in AS development and artificial intelligence (AI) research will change how we think about machines, whether they are individual vehicle platforms or networked enterprises. The payoff will be considerable, affording the US military significant protection for aviators, greater effectiveness in employment, and unlimited opportunities for novel and disruptive concepts of operations. Autonomous Horizons: The Way Forward identifies issues and makes recommendations for the Air Force to take full advantage of this transformational technology.
Download or read book Commercial Aviation Safety Sixth Edition written by Stephen K. Cusick and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-To-Date Coverage of Every Aspect of Commercial Aviation Safety Completely revised edition to fully align with current U.S. and international regulations, this hands-on resource clearly explains the principles and practices of commercial aviation safety—from accident investigations to Safety Management Systems. Commercial Aviation Safety, Sixth Edition, delivers authoritative information on today's risk management on the ground and in the air. The book offers the latest procedures, flight technologies, and accident statistics. You will learn about new and evolving challenges, such as lasers, drones (unmanned aerial vehicles), cyberattacks, aircraft icing, and software bugs. Chapter outlines, review questions, and real-world incident examples are featured throughout. Coverage includes: • ICAO, FAA, EPA, TSA, and OSHA regulations • NTSB and ICAO accident investigation processes • Recording and reporting of safety data • U.S. and international aviation accident statistics • Accident causation models • The Human Factors Analysis and Classification System (HFACS) • Crew Resource Management (CRM) and Threat and Error Management (TEM) • Aviation Safety Reporting System (ASRS) and Flight Data Monitoring (FDM) • Aircraft and air traffic control technologies and safety systems • Airport safety, including runway incursions • Aviation security, including the threats of intentional harm and terrorism • International and U.S. Aviation Safety Management Systems
Download or read book A Concise History of the U S Air Force written by Stephen Lee McFarland and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 1997 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Except in a few instances, since World War II no American soldier or sailor has been attacked by enemy air power. Conversely, no enemy soldier orsailor has acted in combat without being attacked or at least threatened by American air power. Aviators have brought the air weapon to bear against enemies while denying them the same prerogative. This is the legacy of the U.S. AirForce, purchased at great cost in both human and material resources.More often than not, aerial pioneers had to fight technological ignorance, bureaucratic opposition, public apathy, and disagreement over purpose.Every step in the evolution of air power led into new and untrodden territory, driven by humanitarian impulses; by the search for higher, faster, and farther flight; or by the conviction that the air way was the best way. Warriors have always coveted the high ground. If technology permitted them to reach it, men, women andan air force held and exploited it-from Thomas Selfridge, first among so many who gave that "last full measure of devotion"; to Women's Airforce Service Pilot Ann Baumgartner, who broke social barriers to become the first Americanwoman to pilot a jet; to Benjamin Davis, who broke racial barriers to become the first African American to command a flying group; to Chuck Yeager, a one-time non-commissioned flight officer who was the first to exceed the speed of sound; to John Levitow, who earned the Medal of Honor by throwing himself over a live flare to save his gunship crew; to John Warden, who began a revolution in air power thought and strategy that was put to spectacular use in the Gulf War.Industrialization has brought total war and air power has brought the means to overfly an enemy's defenses and attack its sources of power directly. Americans have perceived air power from the start as a more efficient means of waging war and as a symbol of the nation's commitment to technology to master challenges, minimize casualties, and defeat adversaries.
Download or read book The Infrared Handbook written by Environmental Research Institute of Michigan. Infrared Information and Analysis Center and published by . This book was released on 1978 with total page 1740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Remote Sensing Platforms written by Alden P. Colvocoresses and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Naval Aviation Maintenance Program NAMP Maintenance data systems written by United States. Office of the Chief of Naval Operations and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 870 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
