Detection of Boats by Airborne Passive Infrared Mapping Sets

Abstract

The AN/AAR-30 and AN/AAR-32 IR detecting sets with their respective accessory rapid-processed film display units, the KD-14 (XA-3) and the AN/ASA-55 (XJ-1), were installed in NP-2E aircraft BuNo 131403 and operated during five day and nighttime exercises over an array of U.S. Coast Guard boats anchored off Cape May, New Jersey, during the period 20 Oct 1967 to 22 Jul 1968 to investigate this means of detecting non-co-operating boats as part of a search and rescue study program. The IR sets detected the boats from aircraft altitudes up to 8000 ft at area coverage rates of 18.3 sq nmi per min.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 26, 1969
Accession Number
AD1062163

Entities

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airspeed
  • Altitude
  • Area Coverage
  • Boats
  • Cameras
  • Cloud Cover
  • Coast Guard
  • Contrast
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Export Controls
  • False Targets
  • Flight Paths
  • Flight Speeds
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Life Rafts
  • New Jersey
  • Oceans
  • Photographic Film
  • Search And Rescue
  • Security

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