Infrared Simulation.
Abstract
Boeing-Wichita began using visible light to study infrared detection and countermeasure problems in 1964. The radiation pattern from a single jet engine was first simulated, then that from an aircraft. Infrared missile seekers were duplicated using visible light optics and detectors; gimbals and electronics were then added for automatic tracking capability. Techniques were developed for measuring maximum lock-on range, lock-on probability, tracking error. An analog computer was programmed to predict missile trajectories in response to tracker inputs. Infrared countermeasures were simulated. The entire system was automated. The result is a facility which simulates an entire missile attack from a time prior to lock-on to that at which the missile most closely approaches its target and then reads-out missile lock-on range, trajectory and miss distance. This brochure describes these simulation techniques and facilities in detail. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0733837
Entities
Organizations
- Boeing