Understanding system trades: a tutorial

Gerald C. Holst

doi:10.1117/12.2267005

3 May 2017 Understanding system trades: a tutorial

Gerald C. Holst

Proceedings Volume 10178, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXVIII; 101780K (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267005
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

Finding the optimum design is an iterative decision process. Every step in the design process that has conflicting needs requires a trade study. Trade studies indicate which component(s) affect acquisition range the most and the least. The variables include sensor parameters (focal length, aperture diameter, detector size, noise, and viewing distance) and scenario (target size, target/background contrast, line-of-sight jitter, atmospheric transmittance, and atmospheric turbulence). With an almost infinite number of trades possible, selecting the most important requires a priori knowledge of each parameter, the relationship to others, and its effect on acquisition range.

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Gerald C. Holst "Understanding system trades: a tutorial", Proc. SPIE 10178, Infrared Imaging Systems: Design, Analysis, Modeling, and Testing XXVIII, 101780K (3 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2267005

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