Testing of Sensor Materiel

Abstract

This Test Operations Procedure provides basic procedures for conducting tests of vehicle and personnel intrusion detectors (sensors) and related materiel in any environment. It applies to testing of all types of tactical unattended ground sensors which work on the principles of detection of an outside stimulus, logic processing of that stimulus, and transmission of a coded signal to a readout device. Included are sensors which operate on magnetic, seismic, acoustic, electromagnetic and audio detection principles. This document describes methods for determining operational effectiveness of sensors to include false alarm rate (susceptibility to undesired sources), detection range and a probability of detection, probability of correct classification and mission length data. Survivability of air-delivered or artillery-delivered sensors is also considered. Evaluations of readout devices are limited to probability of reception, transmission, and display of sensor messages. Common procedures such as preoperational inspection, physical characteristics, human factors, and camouflage and concealment are referenced as appropriate. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 30, 1980
Accession Number
ADA094038

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army Test and Evaluation Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • False Alarms
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Instrumentation
  • Intrusion
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detectors
  • Magnetic Fields
  • Radio Frequency
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.