Scout Sensor Requirements Study

Abstract

This study develops a USAARMS position on sensor requirements for light and heavy scouts. Due to ill-defined sensor requirements, the Army has procured sensors for scouts in a piecemeal fashion based on existing technology rather than to meet an identified need. This study examines tactical requirements (required warning times), real world terrain (Europe and Southwest Asia lines of sight), and atmosphere constraints (weather induced visibility levels) to derive sensor requirements for scouts. Keywords: Scout platoons, Sensors, Terrain, Weather, Operational requirements, Reconnaissance, Surveillance.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 21, 1989
Accession Number
ADA224362

Entities

People

  • David Blandford
  • Paula Anthony
  • Steven Mains

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detectors
  • Acquisition
  • Asia
  • Atmospheric Sciences
  • Classification
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Europe
  • Geographic Regions
  • Line Of Sight
  • Middle East
  • Reconnaissance
  • Security
  • Southwest Asia
  • Surveillance
  • United States
  • Visibility

Readers

  • Military Science
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design