Aero-Optics Analysis

Abstract

The U.S. Army Strategic Defense Command (USASDC) has several ongoing and planned programs that utilize optical sensors aboard missiles traveling at hypersonic velocities in the atmosphere. Central to the missile homing problem are aero-optical effects upon a missile-born sensor/seeker which looks through both an electromagnetic window and the flow field about the vehicle. Aspects of the problem include modeling and simulation of the flow field on incident radiation from a target, and finally, predicting the resultant image imperfections and error in apparent object position as perceived by the sensor.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA234647

Entities

People

  • Lynn D. Russell

Organizations

  • University of Alabama in Huntsville

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundary Layer
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Detectors
  • Differential Equations
  • Flow Fields
  • Fluid Dynamics
  • Fluid Flow
  • Mathematical Models
  • Optical Detectors
  • Optical Properties
  • Optics
  • Refraction
  • Refractive Index
  • Simulations
  • Three Dimensional
  • Turbulent Mixing
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Fluid Mechanics and Fluid Dynamics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics