Practical Performance Model for Airborne Lidar in Undersea Warfare

Abstract

This report describes a mathematical model for making first-order assessments of the potential performance of airborne Lidar in undersea warfare with a minimum of generally available input values. The model is based on the ORADS "range equations" of 1976 which has been extended to address area search by a scanning Lidar and the integrated effect of multiple "hits" on the target. It permits one to interrelate operational, environmental, sensor, and target parameters in ways that enable calculation of tactical performance parameters such as search rave vs. water clarity and target depth, sensor operating altitude and field of view, and target detection depth for submarines and mines in day and nighttime operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1994
Accession Number
AD1012955

Entities

People

  • Paul M. Moser

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Altitude
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equations
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Naval Warfare
  • Scanning
  • Submarines
  • Target Detection
  • Undersea Warfare
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.