Ship Identification Study. Volume 2. Appendix A. Atmospheric Effects at Optical Wavelengths

Abstract

The study was composed of an investigation of means to detect a very broad range of discriminants which were developed by a study of the characteristics of the ships of the navies of the world. The study also encompassed a thorough investigation of atmospheric effects on the potential performance of the various sensor techniques. Detection techniques addressed include optical, passive EO, active EO, laser imaging, laser pattern recognition, microwave pattern recognition, microwave imaging, ELINT, photographic and acoustic. The EO techniques covered both the visible and IR spectrums. The hardware demonstration and development recommendations for each of the two time periods required (availability to SAC in two years and by 1985) is presented. Missions capability of recommended sensor for the scenario situations developed are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADB017206

Entities

People

  • E. F. Starr Jr.
  • Frank X. Jeskie
  • George A. Whiteside
  • Ira H. Bowker

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Boundary Layer
  • Carbon Monoxide Lasers
  • Detection
  • Deuterium Fluoride Lasers
  • Diffraction
  • Distortion
  • Doppler Effect
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Marine Atmospheres
  • Optical Properties
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Physics Laboratories
  • Refractive Index
  • Scattering

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Directed Energy