Correlated UV Through IR Signature Modeling of Targets and Backgrounds

Abstract

Simulations of the performance of multi-spectral sensors or multiple sensors with data fusion require phenomenological consistency in the target and background signatures presented to the sensors. This paper describes the incorporation of ultraviolet signatures of targets and backgrounds into an engagement simulation framework. This paper emphasizes ultraviolet phenomenology and the signatures of aircraft compared to fires, lights, industrial sources and other high energy sources. In particular, variation of the sources as a function of time, wavelength and aspect angle is discussed, as these variations may be critical to the discrimination of targets from natural and man-made background sources. The organization of multiple data sets representing the same object in different spectral regions is also described for use in simulations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA399519

Entities

People

  • Ed M. Patterson
  • John M. Stewart
  • Melinda K. Higgins
  • Robert W. Goodwin

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Afterburners
  • Aircraft Signatures
  • Aircrafts
  • Aspect Angle
  • Color Temperature
  • Detectors
  • Distribution Functions
  • Geometry
  • Infrared Signatures
  • Infrared Spectra
  • Intensity
  • Metals
  • Optical Properties
  • Radiant Intensity
  • Sea Level
  • Simulations
  • Spectra

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.