Methodology Study: Infrared-Optical Propagation Investigation.

Abstract

The investigation has evaluated the application of infrared-optical propagation data correction techniques to the US Army Electronic Proving Ground's engineering test program. Scope of the effort covered a CDC documentation survey of 1972-80 time frame infrared-optical systems, the determination of the pertinent infrared-optical system test parameters which can be affected by propagation conditions in the Fort Huachuca meteorological environment and the evaluation of existing propagation models and data correction methodology for application to engineering test programming and data analysis requirements. The report considers five classes of electro-optical systems and four standard atmospheric conditions characteristics of the Fort Huachuca, Arizona test area. The methodology required to compute expected system performance degradation is presented to include the results of computations for a range of typical operational modes for each of the classes of systems and the supporting computer programs required to calculate the contrast reduction. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0738172

Entities

People

  • Colin M. Giorgi
  • Freeman F. Hall

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Contrast
  • Data Analysis
  • Degradation
  • Digital Information
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Infrared Optical Systems
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Military Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics