Airborne validation of an IR passive TBM ranging sensor

Dennis L. McKay; Martin Ronald Wohlers; Chiu-Kuang Chuang; James Stark Draper; James Walker

doi:10.1117/12.354551

26 July 1999 Airborne validation of an IR passive TBM ranging sensor

Dennis L. McKay, Martin Ronald Wohlers, Chiu-Kuang Chuang, James Stark Draper, James Walker

Proceedings Volume 3698, Infrared Technology and Applications XXV; (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354551
Event: AeroSense '99, 1999, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Monocular Passive Ranging (MPR) employs a single multicolor IR sensor to passively range to a boosting theater ballistic missile (TBM). Airborne active ranging sensor, such as radars and ladars, may attract anti-radiation missiles, and are forced to large standoff distances. Thus, they may not be positioned to give adequate early warning of a missile launch, Estimation of launch position, or prediction of impact points. Ground based radars may not 'see' sufficiently over the horizon. In contrast, an MPR sensor can be deployed close to or within denied enemy territory and remain covert to observe a TBM as early as its launch, to discriminate and track the TBM target, and to provide very timely and accurate reports on launch position, predicted flight and impact positions. A passive sensor can be in a small package, have low weight, low power, relatively low cost, and be readily adaptable to airborne and spaceborne platforms. This paper discusses an airborne data collection program to demonstrate useful MPR accuracy to boosting TBMs. Engineering and sensors performance tradeoffs, and range error budgets are discussed.

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Dennis L. McKay, Martin Ronald Wohlers, Chiu-Kuang Chuang, James Stark Draper, and James Walker "Airborne validation of an IR passive TBM ranging sensor", Proc. SPIE 3698, Infrared Technology and Applications XXV, (26 July 1999); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.354551

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