Modification of the BLUEMAX II Terrain Following Model to Incorporate Radar Detection.

Abstract

The objective of this thesis was to show that introducing radar detection characteristics into one of the post-processors to BLUEMAX II, a terrain following/terrain avoidance model, would decrease the number of detections by radar against a target. Additionally, it sought to decrease computer (CPU) run time. The objectives were met through the writing and implementation of two programs. DETECT and MAXMIN. A third program, TFTAEXP, was modified. The radar parameters used in program DETECT approximate the parameters of a tracking radar; the radar cross section values and the flight path that was used were provided by ASD/ENSSE. Results of several runs were compared to a base model that is currently in use at the Air Force Studies and Analysis Office. Washington, D.C. and by ASD/ENSSE, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA190594

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey D. Hearrell

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Clutter
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Electromagnetic Radiation
  • Fire Control Radar
  • Flight Paths
  • Mathematical Models
  • Radar
  • Radar Cross Sections
  • Reliability
  • Terrain Avoidance
  • Terrain Following
  • Two Dimensional
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers