Development of a Methodology for Design of Optimum-Illumination Flare Systems

Abstract

A method for the design of more effective flare systems, using a realistic computer simulation model, has emerged from a comprehensive experimental and systems analysis program. The program involved: designing and building a detailed scaled terrain model and illumination source to conduct well-controlled experiments on flare performance; determining standards for and experiments to test flare performance; experiments to determine the dependence on illumination required for given recognition probabilities on relevant factors (such as flare-target-observer angles and nature of background); computer programming and preliminary testing of the model, and developing a strategy for making decisions based on the model's computer results and user-specified requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA077284

Entities

People

  • Franklin K. Schroyer
  • Jesse F. Tyroler
  • Peter Kemmey
  • Robert B. Davis
  • Thaddeus Gora

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Burning Rate
  • Combustion
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Deployment
  • Dwell Time
  • Mathematical Models
  • Models
  • Recognition
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Target Recognition
  • Terrain Models
  • Wind
  • Wind Velocity

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Physics

Readers

  • Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Solar Physics