Advanced IR Imaging Seeker Program

Abstract

An advanced IR Imaging Seeker System was developed which is compatible with the Hellfire Missile System mission. A technical overview of this program and current status is presented. The IR imaging seeker was tested during late 1979 and early 1980. This seeker utilizies a 1024-element InAsSb/ silicon hybrid focal plane array (FPA) operating at 77 degrees K and IR- sensitive in the 2.4-4.0 micrometer wavelength region. A multimode tracker provides improved tracking capability for operation against targets in a high clutter background.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 20, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090642

Entities

People

  • R. A. Aguilera

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Arrays
  • Character Generators
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Guidance
  • Indirect Fire
  • Multimode
  • Signal Processing
  • Space Sciences
  • Target Classification
  • Terminal Guidance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.