Current Status of IR Scene Projection at the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command

Abstract

This paper describes the recent addition, characterization, and integration of emerging technologies for dynamic infrared scene projection at the US Army Aviation and Missile Command's (AMCOM) Advanced Simulation Center (ASC). Infrared scene projection performs a vital role in the daily testing of tactical and theatre missile systems within these Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) laboratories. Topics covered within this paper include the addition and characterization of new Honeywell and Santa Barbara Infrared emitter arrays, the integration and operation of the Honeywell and SBIR emitter array systems into a HWIL test, the development of high speed reduced-size IRSP drive electronics, the development of a NUC/characterization station, added software support, and the status of DMD-based infrared scene projector. Example imagery and test results from several of the projector systems are included within this paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA459108

Entities

People

  • Bill Braselton
  • D. B. Beasley
  • Daniel A. Saylor
  • Jim Buford

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Army Aviation
  • Arrays
  • Computer Science
  • Control Systems
  • Detectors
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Guided Missiles
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Microwave Detectors
  • Scene Generation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems