Demonstration of innovative techniques used for real-time closed-loop infrared scene generation

Eric M. Olson; Charles F. Coker; Jason S. Coker; Dennis L. Garbo

doi:10.1117/12.316376

13 July 1998 Demonstration of innovative techniques used for real-time closed-loop infrared scene generation

Eric M. Olson, Charles F. Coker, Jason S. Coker, Dennis L. Garbo

Proceedings Volume 3368, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing III; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316376
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Real-time infrared (IR) scene generation for Hardware-in-the- Loop (HWIL) testing of IR seeker systems is a complex operation. High frame rates and high image fidelity are required to properly evaluate a seeker system's designation, identification, tracking, and aim-point selection tasks. Rapidly improving Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) scene generation hardware has become a viable solution for HWIL test activities conducted at the Kinetic Kill Vehicle Hardware-in- the-Loop Simulator (KHILS) facility at Eglin AFB, Florida. A real-time IR scene generation implementation for a complete closed-loop guided missile simulation test entry was accomplished at KHILS. The scenarios used for the simulation were Theater Missile Defense (TMD) exo-atmospheric hit-to-kill intercepts of a re-entry target. Innovative scene generation techniques were devised to resolve issues concerning scene content and rendering accuracy while maintaining the required imaging frame rate. This paper focuses on the real-time scene generation requirements, issues, and solutions used for KHILS test entries.

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Eric M. Olson, Charles F. Coker, Jason S. Coker, and Dennis L. Garbo "Demonstration of innovative techniques used for real-time closed-loop infrared scene generation", Proc. SPIE 3368, Technologies for Synthetic Environments: Hardware-in-the-Loop Testing III, (13 July 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.316376

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