A Method for Characterizing the Infrared Emissions from Kinetic Energy Penetrators.

Abstract

A method is presented for characterizing the infrared (IR) emissions from kinetic energy (KE) penetrators. This two step computer simulation method first generates a faceted surface model of the penetrator of interest and then computes the associated IR signature. The IR emission from each facet is individually computed and then the emissions from the facets are summed. This approach allows both the spectral distribution and spatial distribution of the IR radiation emission to be determined. The methods for generating a facet model and computing the radiometric quantities are presented in detail. Verification testing of this software is also demonstrated. These computer programs have been written to run on IBM-compatible personal computer (PC) platforms. In order to encourage the migration and application of these routines by other investigators, highly documented code listings of these modular programs have been included in the appendices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA312115

Entities

People

  • Thomas Kottke

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Cylindrical Bodies
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Emission
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Geometry
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Radiation
  • Simulations
  • Spatial Distribution

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.