A Comprehensive Methodology For Thermal Signature Simulation Of Targets And Backgrounds

Terry Gonda; Grant R. Gerhart

doi:10.1117/12.960419

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30 August 1989 A Comprehensive Methodology For Thermal Signature Simulation Of Targets And Backgrounds

Terry Gonda, Grant R. Gerhart

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Proceedings Volume 1098, Aerospace Pattern Recognition; (1989) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960419
Event: SPIE 1989 Technical Symposium on Aerospace Sensing, 1989, Orlando, FL, United States

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For the past several years the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive Command (TACOM) has sponsored the development of computer models to simulate the thermal signature of concept vehicles. The entire simulation process involves the prediction of target and background temperatures, creation of the 3-D graphics database, and the addition of atmospheric and sensor effects to produce a simulated infrared or thermal image. This paper also describes the model integration necessary to create thermal signature animations for concept vehicles. Each model is described in some detail along with the appropriate interface to the other thermal models.

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Terry Gonda and Grant R. Gerhart "A Comprehensive Methodology For Thermal Signature Simulation Of Targets And Backgrounds", Proc. SPIE 1098, Aerospace Pattern Recognition, (30 August 1989); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.960419

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