Open Ocean Effectiveness of the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid Mark 111

Abstract

This report presents a case study of the Electro-Optical Tactical Decision Aid (EOTDA) version 3.0. Detection range data from an airborne forward- looking infrared (FLIR) sensor looking for a ship target in the open ocean off the coast of Monterey, California, are compared to the detection range predictions of the EOTDA. The results show reasonable accuracy during the clear weather portion of the tests, but the EOTDA grossly overpredicted detection ranges when a stratus cloud ceiling prevailed. The portion of the code most responsible for the overprediction is not known, but the background models are suspect. Further investigation of the water, sky, and cloud radiance models of the EOTDA is recommended, especially in the marine environment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA284015

Entities

People

  • Charles P. Mcgrath

Organizations

  • Naval Command, Control and Ocean Surveillance Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Aircrafts
  • California
  • Case Studies
  • Clouds
  • Computers
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Electro-Optics
  • Environment
  • Field Tests
  • Flight Crews
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Stratus Clouds
  • Tactical Decision Aids
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Atmospheric Remote Sensing.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation